Immigration and Customs Enforcement has enrolled new recruits in its training program before completing the agency’s vetting process to implement the Trump administration’s deportation of illegal immigrants, NBC News reported on Thursday.
The outlet spoke with both current and former Homeland Security officials who warned that expediting the hiring of federal immigration officers without proper background checks marks a deviation from standard procedures undertaken at the agency.
Sources told NBC News that only later did ICE learn some recruits had failed drug tests, possessed disqualifying criminal records, or did not meet the physical or academic standards for service.
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