U.S. ICE officer training is 'deficient' and 'defective,' former agency lawyer tells congressional forum A former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lawyer who was responsible for training new deportation officers warned Monday that the agency's training program for recruits is “deficient and defective.” 2026.2.24
U.S. gives ICE authority to detain and revet refugees waiting on green cards The Trump administration has given immigration officers broader powers to detain legal refugees awaiting a green card to ensure they are “revetted,” an apparent expansion of the president's wide-ranging crackdown on legal and illegal immigration. 2026.2.19
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