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ICE Launches $5.7M Ad Campaign to Recruit 10,000 Officers

10/6/2025

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ICE is spending over $5.7 million on TV recruitment ads targeting officers frustrated by enforcement limits.
The campaign targets Chicago, Seattle, and Atlanta, promoting Trump's mass deportation efforts.
ICE seeks to hire 10,000 deportation officers with bonuses up to $50,000.
Ads began airing in mid-September with city imagery; officials warn recruitment is affected by a federal shutdown affecting law-enforcement funding.

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Story summary

ICE is spending over $5.7 million on TV recruitment ads targeting officers frustrated by enforcement limits.
The campaign targets Chicago, Seattle, and Atlanta, promoting Trump's mass deportation efforts.
ICE seeks to hire 10,000 deportation officers with bonuses up to $50,000.
Ads began airing in mid-September with city imagery; officials warn recruitment is affected by a federal shutdown affecting law-enforcement funding.