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On Monday, the Atlantic’s Nick Miroff reported that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is facing a problem: More than a third of its recruits who have tried to sign up as part of President Donald Trump’s recent recruitment push cannot pass the fitness test , which apparently consists of pushups, situps, and a one-and-a-half-mile run. In a quoted email from ICE HQ, a leader described the recent candidates as “athletically allergic.” The timed run, two of the officials Miroff interviewed said, was a particular sticking point.

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