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January 6 defendants employed as ICE agents

Allegations and inquiries about January 6 defendants being employed as ICE agents, including recruitment language, rapid hiring, and pardons.

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Jan 26, 2026
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are there many ICE agents who have criminal records or arrested since joining?

There is no evidence in the provided reporting to support the claim that “many” agents have criminal records or have been arrested since joining the agency; the files instead document a pattern of hig...

Jan 19, 2026
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Have January 6 rioters joined ICE

No public, verifiable evidence has been produced that specific January 6 defendants have been formally employed as ICE agents, but multiple congressional Democrats and Senate Democrats have opened inq...