The agency responsible for carrying out U.S. President Donald Trump's mass deportations is launching a recruitment campaign to entice "brave and heroic Americans" to serve as new deportation officers, lawyers and investigators as the government gears up for a major expansion of immigration enforcement thanks to a recent infusion of money from Congress.

The icing on the cake: a promise of up to $50,000 US in signing bonuses.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement campaign, which rolled out late Tuesday, recalls recruiting posters from the Second World War with images of Uncle Sam and the words "AMERICA NEEDS YOU." There are also photos of Trump and top homeland security officials with the words "DEFEND THE HOMELAND" across the images.

"Your country is calling you to serve at ICE,"

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