US ramps up ICE recruitment with incentives amid local sheriff opposition
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The Trump administration is offering student loan forgiveness and signing bonuses exclusively to new ICE agents, while proposing to limit or alter the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program for other public interest workers, raising concerns about political bias and the weaponization of financial aid systems.
Topics:nation#debt-relief#ice-agents#politics#public-service-loan-forgiveness#student-loan-forgiveness#trump-administration
- Guess Who’s Eligible for Student Loan Forgiveness: New ICE Agents The Intercept
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- US offers up to $50k bonus for would-be ICE deportation officers BBC
- ICE is recruiting agents with ads, incentives. Sheriffs aren't happy. USA Today
- DHS Launches ‘Defend the Homeland’ Nationwide to Recruit Patriots to Join ICE Law Enforcement and Remove Worst of the Worst from U.S. Homeland Security (.gov)
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