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DHS Restores Full ICE Officer Training Standards After Earlier Cutbacks

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DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin told lawmakers on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, that the ICE academy curriculum has been rewritten and full training standards will resume for all classes starting July 1, 2026.[1]

He said the changes come after a department review of recent training alterations and that the restored curriculum will be implemented beginning with next month's classes.[1]

Senate Democrats cited training documents showing ICE basic training hours fell from roughly 584 hours in July 2025 to about 336 hours by February 2026, a cut of around 40 percent. Former ICE attorney Ryan Schwank said about 240 hours of instruction on constitutional law, firearms, use of force, lawful arrests, detention and limits on authority had been removed. Those cuts drew controversy amid large ICE operations in Minneapolis and after two American citizens there were shot, including one by an ICE agent.

Mullin's move to restore full standards answers questions from senators about the effect of the shortened curriculum and is likely to be a focus for congressional oversight as classes resume under the old schedule.[1]

  1. New York Times
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📌 Key Facts

  • On Wednesday, June 3, 2026, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin testified the ICE academy curriculum has been rewritten and full training standards will resume for all classes starting July 1, 2026.
  • Training documents cited by Senate Democrats showed ICE basic training hours dropped from roughly 584 hours in July 2025 to about 336 hours by February 2026, a cut of around 40 percent.
  • Former ICE attorney Ryan Schwank said in February 2026 that about 240 hours of instruction on constitutional law, firearms, use of force, lawful arrests, detention and limits on authority had been removed.
  • The training reductions sparked controversy amid large ICE operations in Minneapolis and shootings of two American citizens there, including one by an ICE agent.

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June 03, 2026
4:28 PM
Mullin Says ICE Training Going Back to ‘Regular Standards’
Nytimes by Hamed Aleaziz