Trump's "private army" needs to be addressed...

[kentuck]

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Now, as Donald Trump vows to build “the largest deportation operation” in history and kicks off a huge recruitment spree, human rights advocates and former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials are warning that misconduct and violence by officers could increase as a result.

Bolstered by an unprecedented $170bn in funding for immigration and border enforcement activities, the DHS is seeking to hire 10,000 new Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers and 3,000 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents by the end of the year.

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One X.com recruitment post featured an Uncle Sam image and said, “Which way, American man?”, which observers quickly pointed out was similar to the title of a 1978 white nationalist book that defended Hitler. The DHS said it was conveying that Uncle Sam was “at a crossroads, pondering which way America should go”.

“The message is: ‘We are intentionally causing harm in order to encourage people to leave voluntarily,’” said Brané. “Cruelty is the point, and they seem proud of it. I worry you now have [recruits] coming in with the idea that they are there to harm immigrations and be as cruel as possible … It is clearly going to lead to more violations of human rights. There will be more abuse and mistreatment, whether physical or verbal, and less concern for people’s wellbeing and due process.”

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/02/immigration-hiring-push-trump-private-army#:~:text=Bolstered%20by%20an%20unprecedented%20$170bn%20in%20funding,much%20as%20$60%2C000%20in%20student%20loan%20repayment.