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The Trump administration is offering hefty signing bonuses, student loan forgiveness and six-figure salaries to recruit ICE officers.
California police agencies already struggling to hire and retain enough officers now face competition from the federal agency.
In the push to expand as quickly as possible, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is aggressively wooing recruits with experience slapping handcuffs on suspects: sheriff’s deputies, state troopers and local cops.
The agency even shelled out for airtime during an NFL game with an ad explicitly targeting officers.
“In sanctuary cities, dangerous illegals walk free as police are forced to stand down,” the August recruitme