Everyone Graduates ICE Killing Academy

[ericjhensal]

Two out of three recruits who once would have washed out are now put in the field

In Part 1, I showed that 66.5% of ICE's surge hires have no discernible prior law enforcement experience —contradicting the administration's claim that 85% are seasoned professionals. But even if ICE is hiring people with no police background, maybe the training academy catches the problems? Maybe the accelerated 6 days a week for 8-week ICE Academy crash boot camp course at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) weeds out those who should not carry a badge and a gun?

What do you think?

Among ICE officers who left during their academy tenure, 74% quit. Only 26% were dismissed by the institution. This is not a good sign.

Normal law enforcement academies show the opposite pattern—the institution removes more people than quit. At ICE, the pattern is inverted—early exits are disproportionately voluntary quits rather than institutional removals.

What Academies Are Supposed to Do...

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[Walleye]

1. I bet at least some of them spent most of the time drunk anyway

[CanonRay]

4. The bars there are pretty raucus.

Of course, you can't be armed.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Your questions are spot on, as usual. ICE is a mess. Reform is needed. ...n/t

[IcyPeas]

3. If they are seasoned professionals take off the masks... stop MOONING protesters

Show i.d.
Have warrants
Only go after actual criminals

Stop mooning protesters you jerks
Stop stealing

Fuckbois watch while Minneapolis police do their dirty work

(My fingers are frozen, if somebody could do alt text I would be grateful to you forever)

— Laura Jedeed (@laurajedeed.bsky.social) 2026-01-27T03:15:54.903Z

ICE being extremely professional

— Laura Jedeed (@laurajedeed.bsky.social) 2026-01-27T03:23:22.110Z

Crowd has dispersed, I'm back in my car.

This video, to me, is emblematic of the evening. Minnesota cops protecting ICE while the agents lounge and look on, warm inside their hotel

ICE commits state violence, and the state is by default on their side

— Laura Jedeed (@laurajedeed.bsky.social) 2026-01-27T04:04:00.010Z

Also apparently stealing

Some ICE agents are stealing from the people they’re arresting. This agent was photographed with a gold bracelet that he allegedly took off of a man in Minnesota.

The Nazis did this as well.

— James Hughes (@dystopian-fashion.bsky.social) 2026-01-29T18:45:27.100Z