Quarter-million Americans have applied to ICE and Border Patrol under Trump

Published October 17, 2025 11:35am ET



EXCLUSIVE — Over 250,000 Americans have applied to become federal law enforcement with the Department of Homeland Security’s Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Washington Examiner has learned.

The U.S. Border Patrol has received over 100,000 applications during President Donald Trump’s second term, Chief Mike Banks shared during an interview with the Washington Examiner this week.

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