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Aimee in OKC

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31. ..."illegal to pay salaried law enforcement officers a direct cash bonus"-- What if that gets skated around

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 11:03 AM

Nov 2025

for a lot of them because they're not salaried ICE officials, but considered as employees/ subcontractors of their contractor? So maybe not being styled as a 'cash bonus' but rather like working on commission? Just trying to figure out the dodge.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] PeaceWave Nov 2025 OP

So what we really have are ICE Bounty Hunters...and the "crime"?...looking different from the average KKK member. CincyDem Nov 2025 #1

Worse than bounty hunters Disaffected Nov 2025 #3

I agree worse than bounty hunters... slightlv Nov 2025 #24

Not unlike the Brown Shirts or SS in Nazi Germany. Disaffected Nov 2025 #28

Want to bet those ICE agents are... ProudMNDemocrat Nov 2025 #38

Git while the gittin's good is the rule of the day. CrispyQ Nov 2025 #2

It dissgusts me that our money is funding this anti-American shit. pandr32 Nov 2025 #4

Democrats need to clawback all that illegal incentive money. sop Nov 2025 #5

O. M. G. calimary Nov 2025 #6

THIS!!! RockCreek Nov 2025 #8

All this. sheshe2 Nov 2025 #10

Abolish ICE, dismantle DHS nt mr715 Nov 2025 #23

..."illegal to pay salaried law enforcement officers a direct cash bonus"-- What if that gets skated around Aimee in OKC Nov 2025 #31

They've likely worded it as a bonus for exceeding certain job performance goals. sop Nov 2025 #32

+1 dalton99a Nov 2025 #33

I'll bet that those "bonuses for abuses" are tax free. erronis Nov 2025 #7

Yes! I've seen the ads on YouTube for ICE bonuses Lulu KC Nov 2025 #9

I just saw my first ad for hiring ICE while watching some program on TV. llmart Nov 2025 #12

$2,000 bonuses are paid for each and every arrest - regardless of whether or not that person turns out to be undocumente patphil Nov 2025 #11

Only if the jail TommyT139 Nov 2025 #29

Depravity is quite profitable these days. Borogove Nov 2025 #13

The $2000 per arrest expains their despatation to arrest anyone with dark hair BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 2025 #14

Woah. That's certainly an "incentive" to grab people! Day-am! electric_blue68 Nov 2025 #15

and we foot the bill barbtries Nov 2025 #16

Jeezus, my anger knows no bounds.Trump regime is fascist through and through. Joinfortmill Nov 2025 #17

$2000 per head for picking up just ANYBODY?? DFW Nov 2025 #18

if true, some Democrats need to holler this one from the rooftops RussBLib Nov 2025 #26

I've always felt that they were paying a bounty for each person they captured ... aggiesal Nov 2025 #19

And they go after the easiest targets because they are cowards. travelingthrulife Nov 2025 #34

They charge them to get released even if cpamomfromtexas Nov 2025 #20

Wow! SupportSanity Nov 2025 #39

The incentive is horrifying. $2000 can be enough to turn around bad times. paulkienitz Nov 2025 #21

Follow the money RecoveringJournalist Nov 2025 #22

We won't be able to have nice things... let alone a functioning country... slightlv Nov 2025 #25

Now THAT is newsworthy. summer_in_TX Nov 2025 #27

$2,000 per arrest, regardless of immigration status? Sickening! SunSeeker Nov 2025 #30

Two relevant songs worth hearing MadameButterfly Nov 2025 #35

Kind of reminds me of Viet Nam vets always saying KS Toronado Nov 2025 #36

Kudos to your brother for speaking up. The money being thrown at ICE agents is disgusting. Martin68 Nov 2025 #37

This is great information. If you understand the incentive, you understand the brutality and the randomness of it. SupportSanity Nov 2025 #40

Waste and abuse. All the money wasted on Ice could go towards helping Americans get Ziggysmom Nov 2025 #41