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turbinetree

(27,221 posts)
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 09:55 AM Feb 3

ICE agents fear they're getting stiffed on hiring bonuses: 'I haven't been paid'

By Alexander Willis
Published February 3, 2026 9:20 AM ET

While the Trump administration has promised high salaries and generous bonuses for federal immigration agent recruits, a wave of apparent new agents have taken to social media to complain about getting stiffed on everything from bonuses to health insurance, the International Business Times UK reported.

“Been here for about 2 months, still waiting for my health insurance… is anyone having that issue as well?” reads a post on the social media platform Reddit on an unofficial forum for deportation officers, reviewed by the Business Times.

“Mannnnn Monday is 4 weeks since I started and I haven’t been paid yet,” reads another post reviewed by the Business Times.

https://www.rawstory.com/ice-2675072244/

me some tears.............no pity...........

Hey shit for brains that are complaining about being a immoral enabler agent ..............ever hear of the term working for a SCAB boss...............and waiting to get and take taxpayer dollars from a promise from a "guy" that shafted banks, casinos and what not ...........and then you whine............ever hear the saying........... you get what you pay for .............. then quit..............

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ICE agents fear they're getting stiffed on hiring bonuses: 'I haven't been paid' (Original Post) turbinetree Feb 3 OP
Trump not paying his bills? Quelle surprise!! Scrivener7 Feb 3 #1
Have they even said thank you to JD Vance yet? Blue Owl Feb 3 #2
Good! JustAnotherGen Feb 3 #3
Paying them is not high on the priority list, I'm sure. MineralMan Feb 3 #4
Hard to sympathize with ICE goons about their paychecks. Jim__ Feb 3 #5
The king expects his love is enough for you. And you only get it if you put on a "good" show. Vinca Feb 3 #6
Guess who IS getting paid? Midnight Writer Feb 3 #7
So they're brutalizing and kidnapping for free? Americanme Feb 3 #8
Hahahahahahahahahahaha aocommunalpunch Feb 3 #9
If they don't like the way they're being treated, QUIT Emile Feb 3 #10
*pretends to be surprised* sakabatou Feb 3 #11
hard to pay them Red Mountain Feb 3 #12
Who didn't see that coming? AStern Feb 3 #13
I was told I would receive a paycheck..... Blue Owl Feb 3 #14

MineralMan

(150,900 posts)
4. Paying them is not high on the priority list, I'm sure.
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 10:32 AM
Feb 3

At least not for the Trump administration. Heck, they should work for free, just to show their support for Trump, right?

Midnight Writer

(25,213 posts)
7. Guess who IS getting paid?
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 10:35 AM
Feb 3

SpaceX, Palantir, Flock, the private prison corporations, the defense industry, and the Trump Family Octopus.

ICE brownshirts are the scud workers of this Administration. Trump cares about ICE agents about as much as McDonald's cares about the guy making french fries in Buffalo. They are expendable units in a government being "run like a business".

I am looking forward to seeing ICE forming unions. That should set up some interesting battlelines.

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