General Discussion

It's easy to say these people can all just walk away if they don't like how things are being done, but I don't think the situation is that black and white.

There are a lot of new ICE agents who are inexperienced and poorly trained, but many of these complaints sound like they're coming from long timers who signed on unver VERY different circumstances. People who have presumably been looking forward to a reasonably comfortable retirement (which is nothing to sneeze at in this day and age) are finding that the rules have changed completely and they're being ordered to do things they never expected, and I'm sure many of them have a lot to lose if they quit too soon.

I don't know what working for ICE it was like in the past, but it's obviously changed dramatically since January 20, 2025. I can relate, because I know what it's like when a job suddenly turns into something completely different due to changes in leadership. I'll never forget the job I had hoped to stay with until retirement that got yanked out from me when I was pushing 50, because of new management with vastly different expectations taking over. It sucks to be in that position, and starting over can be extremely difficult, especially when you're past a certain age. If you haven't experienced that, you can't imagine how awful it is.

It's easy to say they knew what they signed up for, but what's going on now is NOT what all of them signed up for. I have no sympathy for the "Proud Boy" types who joined the agency because they hate immigrants and like to play with guns, but I think it's unfair to assume that all ICE agents are cut from that cloth, and it's also unfair to judge people when you only know part of the story.