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ICE whistleblower warned of 'unprecedented lowering of standards' during hiring spree
KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR) reaches for "unprecedented"; Pittsburgh Tribune Review for "unprecedented".
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What happenedICE’s human resources division was making final job offers before preliminary vetting steps had been completed, including fingerprints and identity verification.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "ICE whistleblower warned of 'unprecedented lowering of standards' during hiring spree". The right frames it as "ICE whistleblower warned of ‘unprecedented lowering of standards’ during hiring spree".
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CenterICE whistleblower warned of 'unprecedented lowering of standards' during hiring spree
KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightICE whistleblower warned of ‘unprecedented lowering of standards’ during hiring spree
ICE whistleblower warned of ‘unprecedented lowering of standards’ during hiring spree
unprecedented
A supervisor overseeing background checks warned last year that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was hiring many new officers who had not undergone basic vetting, violating federal rules...
ICE whistleblower warned of 'unprecedented lowering of standards' during hiring spree
unprecedented
ICE’s human resources division was making final job offers before preliminary vetting steps had been completed, including fingerprints and identity verification.
