Joining ICE Is Much Easier Than You Think

加入ICE比您想象的要容易得多。

What A Day

2026-01-26

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On Saturday, Alex Pretti – a 37-year-old registered nurse at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Minneapolis – was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents. It’s the third shooting in three weeks by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis. And as violence from federal law enforcement becomes increasingly more common, it begs the question – who is joining these agencies? A few months ago, freelance journalist Laura Jedeed applied for a job with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. And she got a final offer, despite not doing the required paperwork and undergoing what she put as “minimal” vetting. We spoke to Laura before the shooting of Pretti about her background, the ICE recruitment process, and what questions she still has. And in headlines, a partial government shutdown looms as Senate Democrats vow to oppose a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, Trump threatens a new tariff on Canada if the country makes a free trade deal with China, and California steps up after President Trump pulls the U.S. out of the World Health Organization.   Show Notes:   Check out Laura's Substack – www.firewalledmedia.com/Call Congress – 202-224-3121Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/3kk4nyz8What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcastFollow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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  • It's Monday, January 26th.

  • I'm Jane Costin, and this is What Today,

  • a show that appreciates that in the midst of horrifying events in Minneapolis and a potentially generational storm in the eastern and southern United States,

  • President Donald Trump has laser focused on his ballroom.

  • He posted on True Social Sunday morning, quote,

  • I'm building on top of everything else that I'm doing,

  • one of the greatest and most beautiful ballrooms anywhere in the world,

  • with more than $300 million of Great American Patriots money and...

  • Alright, that's enough from him.

  • On today's show, the chances of a partial government shutdown loom larger,

  • as Senate Democrats vow to oppose a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security.

  • And after President Trump pulls the U.S.

  • out of the World Health Organization, California becomes the first U.S.

  • state to join forces with the WHO in defiance.

  • But let's start with Minnesota.

  • Another American citizen has been shot and killed by federal law enforcement this weekend,

  • and yet again, the federal government is lying about it.

  • Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara told CBS's Face Nation on Sunday that the city is tired of this bullshit.

  • The Minneapolis Police Department went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street,

  • arresting hundreds and hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone.