ICE Removes Age Cap For Prospective Recruits

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has removed the age cap for positions, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced.

“We are ENDING the age cap for ICE law enforcement,” Noem said.

“Qualified candidates can now apply with no age limit,” she added.

“You spoke, we listened and we took action – the age cap for joining ICE has now been REMOVED. We must Defend the Homeland,” ICE wrote on social media.

“We have removed any of the age barriers. We no longer have a cap on how old you can be. You can continue at age 18, sign up for ICE, and join us,” Noem said on Fox News.

Check it out:

You spoke, we listened and we took action – the age cap for joining ICE has now been REMOVED.

We must Defend the Homeland.https://t.co/3c7b0Ry86A pic.twitter.com/xEeCXwnjTR

— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) August 6, 2025

Homeland Security is seeking 10,000 new hires for immigration enforcement roles.

Fox News shared more:

ICE is seeking to entice more applicants with a signing bonus of up to $50,0000, options to repay or forgive student loans and other benefits.

“Your country is calling on you to serve at ICE and defend the Homeland,” Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said in a statement. “In the wake of the Biden administration’s open border policies, the dedicated men and women of ICE now face unprecedented challenges in removing millions of criminal illegal aliens from our country. Thanks to the One Big Beautiful Bill, we now have funding to recruit and hire Americans who want to patriotically serve their country and protect American communities.”

The recruitment effort comes as the agency continues to amp up operations to counter illegal immigration, including deporting those with criminal convictions and charges on top of entering the country illegally.

According to DHS, there’s been an 830% increase in assaults on agents amid riots and protests throughout the country, including last month in the Los Angeles area.

“All ICE law enforcement recruits will be required to go through medical screening, drug screening, and complete a physical fitness test,” Homeland Security stated in a release.

Previously, ICE applicants had to be at least 21 years old and no older than 37 or 40, depending on the position.

There have been no shortage of applicants, with 80,000 individuals submitting applications thus far.

Breaking: DHS has received more than 80,000 ICE applications: Noem https://t.co/IqJUPJ1Evr

— John Solomon (@jsolomonReports) August 6, 2025

Just the News noted:

The news comes in the wake of Border Czar Tom Homan announcing that deportations had cleared 300,000 since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.

That figure, moreover, represents ICE operations prior to the substantial budget expansion from the bill that has funded the doubling of ICE detention space and the recruitment of 10,000 officers.