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ICE Workforce Comparison

Comparison of ICE workforce before and after the 2025 recruitment surge

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Jan 27, 2026
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ice signing bonus

The headline: Immigration and Customs Enforcement is offering signing bonuses of up to as part of an aggressive recruiting drive to expand its ranks — a figure that most outlets and official materials...

Jan 10, 2026

How many ICE agents were employed at the start of 2024 and 2023 compared to 2025?

At the start of 2025 ICE is reported to employ "more than 22,000" officers and agents after a record recruitment surge (DHS/ICE/GovExec reporting) . The provided reporting does not contain a definitiv...