ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX) — As Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids continue across the country, so are recruitment efforts as the agency looks to rapidly expand its workforce.

According to recruiting events posted on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection website , the agency will be in Rockford August 23rd & 25th recruiting at the Tough Mudder Chicago Race, taking place at the Rockford International Airport.

I.C.E. is promising new recruits a maximum $50,000 signing bonus over three years and up to $60,000 in federal student loan repayments and retirement benefits, according to NBC News .

The recent passage of President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill secured $165 billion in appropriations for the Department Of Homeland Security.

DHS says that part of the money will go to hiring

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