How well are ICE's 12,000 new officers being trained?

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  NPR.

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  This is the indicator from Planet Money.

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  I'm Waylon Wong.

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  And I'm Darian Woods.

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  In the last year,

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  the Department of Homeland Security says 12,000 new agents and officers have joined U.S.

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  Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.

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  This was an unprecedented hiring boom that more than doubled ICE's ranks.

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  The agency was aggressive in its recruitment efforts.

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  It waived age requirements and offered signing bonuses of up to $50,000.

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  The Department of Homeland Security says it's deploying agents to remove the quote,

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  worst of the worst from the US.

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  This large ramp up has turned ICE into arguably one of the fastest growing and most scrutinized workplaces in the country right now.

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  That's because its performance is highly visible and at times questionable.

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  The majority of immigrants caught up in this crackdown have no criminal convictions,

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  many have legal status, and even US citizens have been taken into custody.

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  Recent surveys show an increasing number of Americans saying the immigration crackdown has gone too far.

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  Some politicians and community leaders are even calling for ICE to be dismantled.

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  Others say they need better training or a culture shift or both.

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  Are those changes needed and would they even make a difference?

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