It's a big joke, the private army of Donald Trump, ICE, has recently started to be dissatisfied because they haven't received the promised salary.
During Trump's second term, ICE was greatly expanded (from about 10,000 people to over 22,000), and during recruitment, it widely advertised: a signing bonus of up to $50,000.
Plus incentives such as up to $60,000 in student loan forgiveness.
But in practice, many newly recruited ICE officers have complained in internal forums on Reddit (such as r/ICE_ERO) and media reports: the bonus is not paid in one lump sum, but in installments (usually around $10,000 per year for 5 years), and they need to sign a 5-year service commitment (Continuing Service Agreement), and if they leave early, they have to refund the amount already received.
Many people have not received any bonus for several months after joining, or only received a small amount (a few thousand dollars after tax), feeling "misled".
At the same time, some people reported delayed payment of wages, unactivated health insurance (causing inability to pay family medical expenses), and even extreme cases where there was no paycheck for 1-2 months after joining.
These complaints erupted in early 2026 (especially January and February), and were widely covered by the media (such as IBTimes UK, New Republic, YouTube reports), referring to it as "new employees being deceived" or "promises unfulfilled".
Original: toutiao.com/article/1857041535238339/
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