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Use of student loan repayment incentives as a recruitment tool by federal agencies
The open reporting reviewed shows ICE is advertising signing/retention bonuses up to $50,000 as part of a large recruitment push, but none of the items examined contain the agency’s full, explicit rep...
Federal recruitment and relocation incentives paid to ICE hires are governed by the broader federal “3Rs” authorities—recruitment, relocation and retention incentives—administered under 5 U.S.C. and O...
’s formal policies allow the agency to offer student‑loan repayment and one‑time , and those instruments commonly include repayment triggers if an employee departs early; the governing directives desc...
Reporting since mid‑2025 documents that ICE has offered up to $50,000 in signing/retention bonuses and expanded student‑loan repayment/forgiveness of as much as $60,000 to recruit thousands of officer...