ICYMI: ICE Academy Training Slashed in Bizarre Homage to Trump

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Published Jan. 8 2026 6:08PM EST

The number of ICE agents’ training days was reduced to 47 days months before an ICE agent killed an unarmed mother in Minnesota.

The Trump administration shortened federal law enforcement training to only 47 days—nearly half the previous duration—during a push to double the number of deportation officers. Three officials confirmed to The Atlantic that the number of days was chosen because Trump is the 47th president.

The shortened training period became the subject of discussion following the Wednesday killing of U.S. citizen Renee Nicole Good, 37, by a federal agent in Minneapolis. Protests against ICE spread nationwide as critics of the agency questioned what kind of training officers receive that could result in a civilian’s death.

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Eight weeks is a reduction from the required five months of federal law enforcement training that deportation officers previously received.

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[Fiendish Thingy]

1. The killer was a 10 year veteran

So imagine the lack of restraint these new recruits have.