Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement has received more than 150,000 applications from individuals seeking to join the agency following a summer-long recruitment push.
The initiative, launched by Noem earlier this year, aims to expand the federal agency’s workforce amid rising concerns about border security and interior enforcement. According to the Department of Homeland Security, the campaign highlighted career opportunities for Americans interested in working on immigration enforcement, public safety, and national security.
“ICE has received more than 150,000 applications from patriotic Americans who want to defend the homeland by removing the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens from the U.S.,” Noem said in a press release Tuesday.
Backed by significant new funding through the recently signed One Big Beautiful Bill, ICE offers a package of incentives, including:
- A maximum $50,000 signing bonus
- Student loan repayment and forgiveness options
- 25% Law Enforcement Availability Pay (LEAP) for HSI Special Agents
- Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime (AUI) for Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) Deportation Officers
- Enhanced retirement benefits
In August, Noem announced that ICE has waived upper age limits for new applicants “so even more patriots will qualify to join ICE in its mission to arrest murderers, pedophiles, gang members, rapists, and other criminal illegal aliens from America’s streets.”
All ICE law enforcement recruits are required to go through medical screening, drug screening, and complete a physical fitness test.
“We are ENDING the age cap for ICE law enforcement,” said Secretary Noem. “Qualified candidates can now apply with no age limit. JOIN.ICE.GOV.”
