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cbabe

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41. Lots of reports so assuming it's been verified. But the real question is can noem read and write?
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:47 AM
Jan 2026

MSN
https://www.msn.com › en-us › news › us › noem-s-ice-hiring-surge-accepts-recruits-who-can-barely-read-or-write › ar-AA1RJdbR
Noem's ICE hiring surge accepts recruits who "can barely read or write"
The report describes an overhaul so rushed that recruits are being shipped to ICE's training academy in Georgia before their drug test results are returned — with some later testing positive ...


The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk › news › world › americas › us-politics › trump-ice-recruiting-fitness-test-b2849607.html
'Pathetic': ICE recruitment drive stalls as hires can't pass fitness ...
Oct 21, 2025'It's pathetic': Trump's ICE recruitment drive is stalling as new hires can't pass basic fitness test, report says Critics have warned that lowered hiring standards and slashed training ...


Esquire
https://www.esquire.com › news-politics › politics › a69137908 › ice-recruiting-human-resources
ICE Is Hiring Literally Anybody, and It's Terrifying - Esquire
Oct 23, 2025Many recruits have criminal backgrounds or can't pass open-book exams on officer conduct, yet they're allowed to tear children

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Surprise!Surprise!Surprise! Brownshirts of 2026, except this time American men irisblue Jan 2026 #1
Same people back then were recruited into the SA and SS paleotn Jan 2026 #23
Except this time American men USS_Dauntless Jan 2026 #24
Not surprising since they are from Clevon's family tree. aeromanKC Jan 2026 #2
I get it....... SergeStorms Jan 2026 #43
Crime syndicate flying monkeys don't need to be smart. Irish_Dem Jan 2026 #3
Clear as day malaise Jan 2026 #4
Suspicions confirmed. (nt) Paladin Jan 2026 #5
This is intentional. SamKnause Jan 2026 #6
I'm confused AverageOldGuy Jan 2026 #7
How to Become an ICE Agent: Requirements & Training cbabe Jan 2026 #11
I can guarantee some have been convicted of domestic violence crimycarny Jan 2026 #21
"Applicants must fog a mirror." LudwigPastorius Jan 2026 #25
Just don't ask them..... SergeStorms Jan 2026 #44
I would bet there's a bunch of pardoned Jan 6 insurrectionists ToxMarz Jan 2026 #8
This is what I've been saying... debsy Jan 2026 #10
There's not a doubt in my mind. SergeStorms Jan 2026 #46
Trump never hires the best Johonny Jan 2026 #9
I seriously doubted that some of them could own a firearm in civilian life. JohnnyRingo Jan 2026 #12
ICE agents: Too chickenshit to be soldiers. . . DinahMoeHum Jan 2026 #13
+1 dalton99a Jan 2026 #15
Well said!!! Talitha Jan 2026 #30
Perfect description n/t Alice Kramden Jan 2026 #36
LOL. CrispyQ Jan 2026 #50
Can barely read or write kwolf68 Jan 2026 #14
Why am I not shocked by this??????? kimbutgar Jan 2026 #16
They are being hired to do tRump dirty work Pas-de-Calais Jan 2026 #17
Surprising no one! johnp3907 Jan 2026 #18
WELL, you need not read or write well to chase down random brown people and maybe Jack Valentino Jan 2026 #19
That's it, in a nutshell. Talitha Jan 2026 #31
It shows. n/t Hugin Jan 2026 #20
In general most cops are pretty stupid angrychair Jan 2026 #22
One of the great American ironies.... paleotn Jan 2026 #27
Exactly right angrychair Jan 2026 #32
Unfortunately this is from The Daily Mail. progressoid Jan 2026 #26
Lots of reports so assuming it's been verified. But the real question is can noem read and write? cbabe Jan 2026 #41
The new Brown Shirts n/t AntiFascist Jan 2026 #28
What will Night of the Long Knives 2.0 look like? (n/t) DJ Synikus Makisimus Jan 2026 #29
One reason the Second Amendment was enacted... AntiFascist Jan 2026 #33
Only the best, right, Dump? sakabatou Jan 2026 #34
They must get the Trump cognitive test Kennah Jan 2026 #35
When Trump sends his ICE agents into our cities, he's not sending the best PA Democrat Jan 2026 #37
"I love the uneducated" - the key to the long Con Ruby the Liberal Jan 2026 #38
"Can't read or write"? Shit, that's Trump's entire voting base. Aristus Jan 2026 #39
Not every lunatic can run an asylum. Kid Berwyn Jan 2026 #40
It's easier to control somebody that lacks the capacity to reason. Buddyzbuddy Jan 2026 #42
They are hiring them for their violence and brutality Bettie Jan 2026 #45
Dopers In Ice 2na fisherman Jan 2026 #47
That's a feature, not a bug. Trump LOVES the uneducated. Beartracks Jan 2026 #48
K&R UTUSN Jan 2026 #49
Ronnie Chieng nailed it yesterday. Initech Jan 2026 #51
Kick. N/T Upthevibe Jan 2026 #52
SOP from the Republicans nowadays. the nelm Jan 2026 #53
Brawn over brains!!! moondust Jan 2026 #54
I am a retired professional Videographer JPK Jan 2026 #55
Kick! Justice matters. Jan 2026 #56
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