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This expansion comes as the agency reportedly faces a backlog in vetting recent hires.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-09-30T10:05:31.694Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-30T08:41:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-30T10:05:31.694Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":65,"hype":45,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to named sources, with some data and a document cited.","critic":"Reports quote affected parties and name specific figures, but lack detail on what happens next.","hype":"Headline promises a surge, but the body details a planned expansion with some caveats."}},"tags":["#ICE","#Immigration","#Deportation","#TrumpAdministration","#USPolitics"],"entities":["Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)","President Trump","The New York Times","Department of Homeland Security","Deborah Fleischaker"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to hire 5,000 new agents by the end of the year.","The hires are intended to support President Trump's deportation campaign.","The agency has received significant funding from Congress.","Sources told The New York Times that the agency wants to grow its workforce by 17 percent."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to hire as many as 5,000 new personnel by the end of the year. These new hires are intended to support President Trump's deportation campaign. The agency has received substantial funding from Congress to support its operations. Sources familiar with the plans told The New York Times that the agency aims to increase its workforce by 17 percent, with the majority of new positions being deportation officers."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on vetting backlogs"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Sources told The New York Times that ICE is currently dealing with a significant backlog in vetting recent hires, with nearly 7,500 recruits awaiting background checks. These recruits are reportedly only able to work in a limited capacity. 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