#ICE went on a hiring spree.

[nonilex@masto.ai]

The agency has claimed the majority of new hires are police & military veterans. But evidence is mounting that applicants with questionable histories were either not fully vetted before they were brought on or were hired in spite of their past, an AP investigation found.

Thursday, prosecutors announced #felony #assault charges against #ICE officer Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr. for pointing a handgun at the occupants of a car after pulling alongside them on a #Minneapolis-area highway in February.

[nonilex@masto.ai]

Court records show Morgan had a history of financial problems, & the police department in Alexandria, Virginia, said he was an entry-level recruit for 6 weeks in 2022 but never completed its police academy. It is unclear when he started at #ICE, which didn’t return messages seeking comment.

#Trump #law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #Constitution #RightToProtest #DueProcess #ExcessiveForce #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #CivilRights #HumanRights #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung #WhiteSupremacy #RESIST

[paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange]

@Nonilex

"sterling credentials"... many couldn't even pass an open book test, had training schedules dramatically shortened, background checks were cursory at best.

they basically hung out a shingle "hey racists? want to beat up POC and get away with it? how about a hefty cash bonus too!"

[clonedhuman@mastodon.social]

@Nonilex It's strange to me that the prosecutors chose not to press charges against the two ICE agents who murdered innocent people on video.

I'm wondering if they're using this case mostly to open up discovery.

[bodling@deacon.social]

@Nonilex Have they put forward the argument that within 12K new hires, "of course there will be a few bad apples"? Or is even that too large an admission to make?

[cxj@phpc.social]

@Nonilex

Journalist Tests ICE Recruitment; Surprised to Find Herself Hired with No Background Check

“They didn’t ask very many questions.” Independent journalist and U.S. military veteran Laura Jedeed recounts how she was hired as a deportation officer by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after a six-minute interview at a job fair in Texas, despite never signing any paperwork, not having completed a background check, likely failing a drug test, and publicly sharing her opposition to the Trump administration and its anti-immigrant crackdown. “It seems like the answer to the question, 'Who are

Democracy Now! (www.democracynow.org)

You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.

What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.

Slate Magazine (slate.com)

[clickhere@mastodon.ie]

@Nonilex "evidence is mounting that applicants with questionable histories were either not fully vetted before they were brought on or were hired in spite of their past"

Give me strength, the Associated Press is so close to getting it, and yet so far..

[riley@toot.cat]

@Nonilex So, it's a jobs programme for people who have nothing to show but loyalty to their Führer, thus making them reliably loyal.

[dianea@lgbtqia.space]

@Nonilex

I knew of a convicted pedophile who attempted to apply for a local law enforcement officer position. They were ready with a polygraph and knew about his expunged felonies and had fun interrogating him about his past behavior. I would later witness him in a week long courtroom case for more of the same felonies, including domestic terrorism. He was known to impersonate police officers.

I am absolutely sure that person applied to ICE recently. I noticed after trump was elected, his convictions vanished for several months... I guess ICE got tired of the pedo and kicked him out...

[huntingdon@mstdn.social]

@Nonilex

The bad posture of these recruits during target practice is not a good start.