Kristi Noem touts 150,000 new ICE applications after recruitment push

Published September 17, 2025 9:35am ET



Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday that over 150,000 people have submitted applications to Immigration and Customs Enforcement following the agency’s major recruitment campaign this summer.

“ICE has received more than 150,000 applications from patriotic Americans who want to defend the homeland by removing the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens from the U.S.,” Noem said in a press release.

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