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Critics concerned over ICE's hiring, training standards

Season 2025 Episode 338 | 7m 44s

ICE is in the midst of an aggressive recruitment campaign at a scale never seen before. The agency is reportedly signing on nearly 10,000 new agents in an effort to meet the demands of President Trump's immigration agenda. But some critics are concerned about the recruitment tactics and changes ICE has made to hiring and training standards. White House Correspondent Liz Landers reports.

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