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ICE Hiring Surge 2026

The Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement hiring over 12,000 new officers and agents in under a year, exceeding its original goal of 10,000 hires within 12 months.

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how many new agents is DHS looking to hire

The reported additional officers and agents in under a year—an increase ICE describes as doubling the workforce from roughly 10,000 to about 22,000, a 120% jump . DHS has not published a new numeric h...