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“A job is a job” — inside the minds of ICE recruitment applicants

Ellsworth Toohey
Oct 08, 2025
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Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Eric Garibay drove over 12 hours from El Paso to Provo, Utah for a chance at a Border Patrol career. Speaking in Spanish to NPR reporters at a recent Department of Homeland Security recruitment fair, the current immigration detention officer acknowledged the emotional…

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