A review of public documents by The Associated Press has found that at least two dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees and contractors have been charged with crimes since 2020 — and their wrongdoing includes patterns of physical and sexual abuse and corruption. Most cases happened before Congress gave ICE $75 billion to hire more agents and detain more people. But experts say these kinds of crimes could accelerate given the volume of new employees. An ICE spokesperson says officials take allegations of misconduct "extremely seriously” and that ICE thoroughly vets new applicants.
