A fatal shooting in Minneapolis by a federal immigration officer is casting a harsh spotlight on President Donald Trump’s frantic push to fast-track 10,000 deportation officers by the end of 2025 — a drive that, according to a bombshell report by The Daily Mail, gutted hiring standards and flooded ICE with dangerously unqualified recruits. Lured by $50,000 signing bonuses, applicants reportedly included people who could barely read or write, failed open-book tests, tested positive for drugs, or had pending criminal charges, gang or white supremacist tattoos, and histories of violent or predatory behavior. With background checks delayed until after hiring, training slashed to six weeks, and HR rubber-stamping applicants in days, insiders described a department in free fall — one now facing deadly consequences as Trump’s deportation blitz collides with reality.
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