Within the machinery of one of America's most consequential enforcement agencies, a voice from the inside has broken ranks to warn that the people being hired to carry out immigration law may not meet the standards the work demands. As ICE has moved to rapidly expand its workforce, a whistleblower with direct knowledge of the process alleges that vetting and qualification requirements have been compromised in ways that have no modern precedent. The concern is not merely bureaucratic — ICE officers hold authority over detention, deportation, and the fates of families, making the character and f