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ICE workforce headcount

The total number of employees in the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) workforce

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Jan 26, 2026
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How many ICE employees are current or former federal law‑enforcement officers versus civilian support staff?

Public data from and secondary reporting do not publish a single, definitive table that divides every employee into “current or former federal law‑enforcement officers” versus “civilian support staff,...

Jan 18, 2026
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How many of ICE’s 12,000 new hires were made specifically using direct‑hire authority versus other hiring authorities?

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it hired roughly 12,000 additional officers and agents in under a year, and the agency received direct‑hire authority (DHA) from OPM to accelerate recruit...