ICE Restores 584-Hour Officer Training on July 1 After 40% Cut Drew Scrutiny
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 3
ICE Restores 584-Hour Officer Training on July 1 After 40% Cut Drew Scrutiny
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 3
Summary
July 1 is the date DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin gave lawmakers for ICE officer training to return to its prior standard after reduced requirements during a hiring surge.
584 hours had fallen to about 336 by February — roughly a 40% drop — according to documents released by Senate Democrats, prompting disputes over whether standards had been weakened.
Ryan Schwank, a former ICE attorney who worked at the training academy, said in February that ICE had cut 240 hours covering constitutional limits, firearms, use of force, arrests and detention.
Minneapolis operations sharpened the controversy after two U.S. citizens were shot there, including one by an ICE agent, intensifying questions about officer preparation and oversight.