ICE Has Received More Than 200,000 Job Applications: DHS

The Coast Guard and the Citizenship and Immigration Services are also reporting record interest from candidates.

People wait as videos are displayed as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) holds a major hiring event on in Arlington, Texas, on Aug. 26, 2025. Ron Jenkins/Getty Images

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has received over 200,000 job applications, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in an X post on Nov. 7.

“Americans are answering their country’s call to serve and help remove murderers, pedophiles, rapists, terrorists, and gang members from our country,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said.