EXCLUSIVE — A string of fatal encounters involving federal immigration officers has reignited questions about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.

While the Department of Homeland Security and White House have focused on whether to continue traffic stops, the debate inside ICE’s ranks is instead focusing at times on whether the job is even worth doing. In a bizarre turn of events, officers who spoke with the Washington Examiner this week said morale is lower under President Donald Trump than it was during the Biden administration.