LOS ANGELES - A newly introduced bill in the California Legislature aims to block former federal immigration agents from transitioning into local public service roles.
The bill would permanently disqualify anyone who worked for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) between Sept. 1, 2025, and Jan. 20, 2029, from holding jobs in California law enforcement or public education.
The reason they’re becoming ICE Apes is because no police department will take them. We’ve seen the poor quality of people that police departments tend to hire, so you’d have to be pretty awful for them to reject you.
I doubt that coming back later and saying “You guys rejected me last time, but now I have ICE experience, so surely you’ll take me now,” is going to work. They’re more likely to view you as a walking, flashing civil lawsuit.