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flag ICE's $100M digital campaign aims to hire 10,000+ agents, using targeted ads and incentives, with over 220,000 applications received.

flag ICE is launching a $100 million digital recruitment campaign to hire over 10,000 new agents and support staff, targeting conservative, military, and gun rights communities with geo-targeted ads on Snapchat, Facebook, and Rumble. flag The effort, described as a "wartime recruitment" campaign, employs influencer partnerships and messaging that portrays immigration enforcement as a patriotic duty to protect the homeland. flag In five months, the agency received over 220,000 applications and made more than 18,000 tentative offers, with over 85% of new hires having prior law enforcement experience. flag The campaign, which is backed by a $30 billion budget increase, includes signing bonuses of up to $50,000 and student loan forgiveness. flag While officials claim it is under budget and ahead of schedule, critics warn that the aggressive tone may attract untrained recruits with excessive aggression.

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