Inside the ICE Hiring Blitz

The podcast discusses ICE's efforts to increase deportations under the Trump administration by hiring 10,000 new deportation officers. Michelle Hackman reports on her tour of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) where ICE officers are trained, detailing the incentives like signing bonuses and relaxed qualifications to attract recruits. The podcast highlights concerns about the shortened training program, including the elimination of Spanish language courses, and the potential risks of deploying underqualified agents. It also touches on the shift in ICE strategy towards more visible public arrests and the increasing focus on special response teams to handle protests, raising concerns about civil rights violations and the quality of training.