The ICE hiring boom
25 February 2026·18 min
Live event info and tickets here . ICE is scaling up, with rapid new hiring. So we ask, has training new officers changed? At what cost? Also, the Trump…
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Live event info and tickets here.
ICE is scaling up, with rapid new hiring. So we ask, has training new officers changed? At what cost?
Also, the Trump administration has plans to pour billions of dollars into warehouses for mass immigrant detention centers, which can totally change the economy of some areas. We hear from a rural town in Georgia that wants an ICE facility in its own backyard.
These episodes were originally published on Planet Money’s sister daily podcast The Indicator.
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This episode of Planet Money was produced by Luis Gallo, with help from James Sneed. It was edited by Planet Money’s Executive Producer, Alex Goldmark.
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ICE is scaling up, with rapid new hiring. So we ask, has training new officers changed? At what cost?
Also, the Trump administration has plans to pour billions of dollars into warehouses for mass immigrant detention centers, which can totally change the economy of some areas. We hear from a rural town in Georgia that wants an ICE facility in its own backyard.
These episodes were originally published on Planet Money’s sister daily podcast The Indicator.
Pre-order the Planet Money book and get a free gift. / Subscribe to Planet Money+
Listen free: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, the NPR app or anywhere you get podcasts.
Listen to the Indicator from Planet Money
Facebook / Instagram / TikTok / Our weekly Newsletter.
The episodes of The Indicator were produced by Julia Ritchey, with engineering by Jimmy Keeley. They were fact-checked by Sierra Juarez. Kate Concannon is our show's editor.
This episode of Planet Money was produced by Luis Gallo, with help from James Sneed. It was edited by Planet Money’s Executive Producer, Alex Goldmark.
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See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.
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