Trump wants to hire 10,000 new ICE agents. Is that goal doable?

By Tribune News Service | Tribune News Service

UPDATED: July 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM PDT

Studies on accelerated hiring efforts have found that, in some cases, contracts were poorly managed.

Originally Published: July 22, 2025 at 9:09 AM PDT

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If the government is not able to hit its hiring goals, it might turn to contractors, the U.S. military and local law enforcement to help carry out Trump’s aggressive crackdown on immigration.