Thousands of current and former US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were seen airing massive frustrations about their work on an unofficial online forum.
They revealed more widespread morale problems inside the agency. Participants who claimed to be immigration officers, deportation officers, and related personnel have described this job as chaotic and very poorly managed.
Others were seen blaming leadership for ineffective planning and execution of enforcement operations.
A common theme among posts is exhaustion, long hours without adequate support, and frequent unplanned deployments to major enforcement operations in places like Minneapolis, where immigration actions drew intense public scrutiny.
Some agents complained that recent large-scale missions lacked basic logistical preparations that left officers to operate without any proper guidance, a lack of proper equipment, and not enough training.