<p>A whopping 175,000 Americans have applied to join Immigration and Customs Enforcement.</p>
<p>Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin revealed the updated recruitment number on &#8220;The Alex Marlow Show&#8221; on Wednesday. The recruitment blitz comes as the Trump administration is offering up to $50,000 in sign-on <a href="https://www.ice.gov/join" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bonuses</a> to new recruits.</p>
<p>The agency has also solicited former agents to return to the force, and many have joined, retired agents who have jumped at the opportunity have told The Daily Wire.</p>
<p>&#8220;It really is encouraging to see that patriots see through the charade of the media, they want to enforce the rule of law, and they want to protect our homeland,&#8221; said McLaughlin.</p>
<p>&#8220;They saw how the last four years, this nation was brought to its knees with this scourge of illegal immigration and they want to protect their communities and where they come from. So, we&#8217;re encouraging more patriots, it&#8217;s a very rewarding job,&#8221; she added.</p>
<p>With the passage of President Donald Trump&#8217;s One Big, Beautiful Bill, DHS has <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/07/04/secretary-noem-commends-president-trump-and-one-big-beautiful-bill-signing-law" target="_blank" rel="noopener">received</a> a flood of cash to hire 10,000 new ICE agents.</p>
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<p>“This $165 billion in funding will help the Department of Homeland Security and our brave law enforcement further deliver on President Trump’s mandate to arrest and deport criminal illegal aliens and MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN!&#8221; DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said after Trump signed the bill.</p>
<p>DHS has spent $6.5 million on recruitment ads that have aired on popular TV and podcast networks, <a href="https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/spotlights/2025/ice-airs-ads-stirring-up-local-frustration-to-recruit-police-for-mass-deportation-efforts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Associated Press. The ads have also aired during NFL and college football games.</p>
<p>It is not clear how many new agents have been hired since the Trump administration&#8217;s campaign commenced.</p>

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