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‘It’s pathetic’: Trump’s ICE recruitment drive is stalling as new hires can’t pass basic fitness test, report says (www.independent.co.uk)

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Critics have warned that lowered hiring standards and slashed training times will lead to an explosion of abuses by immigration officers

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[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Good idea in theory, but you'd be facing a shitload of pressure from your fascist thug "colleagues" to commit all sorts of heinous acts and it's not unlikely that they'd go to great and violent lengths to force you to comply just like they do with their other victims.

[–] klammeraffe@lemmy.cafe 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Might be worth it to get their names

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Just be careful not to be seen writing them down. Literacy skills are a dead giveaways