POLITICS: DHS: 200,000+ Americans Apply To Join ICE, Noem Hails Surge

On November 7, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security announced that more than 200,000 Americans have applied to become Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents as part of a major hiring campaign under President Donald Trump’s administration — a push that is accelerating deportations of illegal migrants.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem celebrated the response: “ICE has received more than 200,000 applications from patriotic Americans who want to defend the homeland by removing the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens from the U.S.” USCIS Director Joseph Edlow confirmed the surge and said: “USCIS is not wasting time; we are committed to implementing President Trump’s priorities.” The hiring wave began in earnest in late summer 2025, with more than 35,000 applications reported in a single month and totals surpassing 200,000 by November 7, 2025.

Recruitment has played out nationwide. Career expos and social media campaigns drew crowds — a recent Utah expo pulled more than 1,500 attendees — and DHS and ICE rolled out videos and influencer endorsements, including appearances by actor Dean Cain. ICE job postings show entry-level positions require no college degree and offer signing and retention bonuses up to $50,000, opening a path for veterans and workers without degrees.

“Americans are answering their country’s call to serve and help remove murderers, pedophiles, rapists, terrorists, and gang members from our country.” At the same time, DHS reports an 8,000% increase in death threats to ICE agents and a 1,000% increase in assaults on immigration law enforcement officers. DHS data also shows more than 550,000 illegal migrants have been deported since President Trump returned to office — a scale that has intensified both support and backlash.

Critics in the mainstream and left-leaning outlets accuse the administration of “targeting Brown and Black individuals” and “indiscriminately grabbing people,” according to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. It gets worse: Democratic officials and civil-rights groups are preparing lawsuits and legislative responses even as conservative organizations and activists promote recruitment and praise the patriotic response.

President Trump and DHS leadership have publicly praised the surge as vindication of tougher enforcement priorities. DHS is expected to announce additional hiring waves and provide updates on new agent deployments in high-priority regions within the next 24-48 hours — a development that will determine how quickly new hires translate into enforcement on the ground.

Unanswered questions remain: how many of the 200,000-plus applicants will be hired, where those agents will be deployed, and how aggressive enforcement will reshape border security and local policing. Patriots can apply for ICE positions, support local law enforcement, contact representatives to express support for strong immigration enforcement, and participate in grassroots campaigns defending ICE as the administration moves forward.

Watch for immediate updates from DHS over the coming days — the manpower numbers are large, the political stakes are high, and the next moves will tell whether this surge becomes a turning point in Trump’s immigration agenda.

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