Homeland Security Prioritizes Brawn Over Brains for ICE
Kristi Noem's push to staff up ICE means lowering standards faster than a detention center's human rights record. The report details how candidates lacking fundamental literacy skills are being greenlit for roles requiring keen judgment and adherence to legal protocols. One might wonder if the aim is efficiency or simply, deniability. This isn't about 'bolstering' — it's about a race for raw
numbers, a push for quantity over competence in a system that already faces consistent criticism for its treatment of vulnerable populations. When the goal appears to be mass deportations, intellectual rigor becomes a 'barrier to entry,' not a job requirement. How much legal nuance is required, after all, to follow orders?