With fresh funding from Donald Trump’s comprehensive bill, ICE is offering substantial signing bonuses to expand their team, which is responsible for implementing the president’s extensive deportation agenda.

Official statements suggest the administration seeks bold individuals eager to tackle severe challenges, appealing particularly to those frustrated by the previous administration’s approach to immigration.

‘Your country needs you to join ICE. Following the unsuccessful immigration policies of the Biden administration, we need committed individuals to remove the most dangerous criminals from our nation,’ stated Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem when unveiling the new incentives.

The new law allocates $30 billion to ICE and the Trump administration says it aims to hire 10,000 new ICE agents using $50,000 signing bonuses. 

ICE currently employs more than 20,000 people, including law enforcement agents and support staff. The official ad on the ‘Join ICE’ page features a familiar image of Uncle Sam, who takes a pointed shot and former President Joe Biden. 

‘America needs you,’ it begins. ‘Due to the prior administration’s disastrous immigration policies, the men and women of ICE now face unprecedented challenges. You are critically needed to secure our communities and uphold our laws.’  

‘The Trump Administration is fully committed to supporting the dedicated law enforcement professionals who secure our borders, shield our communities, and protect our national security and public safety,’ the message under Uncle Sam continues.

The hiring push comes during a period when ICE has been repeatedly in the news, with raids and deportations ramping up and Democrats attempting to score political points against the agency with staged photo-ops. 

The web page lists numerous posting: a ‘Deportation Officer,’ which pictures an armored vehicle going down a city street. That role is ‘for the enforcers. For the brave. For those who fight to keep America safe.’

Next is for a ‘Criminal Investigator,’ who can be seen in an image peering through a camera with a long lens. That role is ‘for the protectors. For the analytical. For those who seek the truth.’ Another role is for the ‘General Attorney,’ which is ‘for the closers. For the resolute. For those who represent the U.S.A.’

The Trump administration’s immigration plans have brought a series of legal clashes, with Attorney General Pam Bondi filing papers this week accusing Judge James Boasberg of misconduct in his oversight of a controversial immigration case. 

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller also parroted the ‘worst of the worst’ language, although an analysis of ICE data by CBS News found that of 100,000 deportations through late June, just 71,000 were convicted of criminal offenses – but most were for traffic and immigration infractions.

The administration has carried out 239,000 deportations so far this year, according to data published by The Washington Post this month.  

ICE, Customs and Border Patrol, and local law enforcement have all struggled in recent years to fill their ranks. 

It is unclear how the publicized clashes between ICE agents and protesters in communities like Los Angeles will impact recruiting.

DHS lists an array of benefits for employees, including a maximum $50,000 signing bonus, student loan repayment, debt forgiveness and enhanced retirement benefits.