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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Marina Dunbar

Anti-Trump US reporter says she was offered job at ICE after ‘minimal vetting’

a person wearing a tactical vest that reads 'police ice' stands next to a car with a broken window
An ICE agent stands next to a car with a broken window after its driver was dragged away from the car by federal agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 13 January 2026. Photograph: Ryan Murphy/Reuters

A reporter has become embroiled in a public dispute with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after penning an article on how she was in effect offered a position with the organization following an interview that took less than six minutes and did not require her to complete “a single signature on agency paperwork”.

Her hiring, and latter claim about the hiring process, have both been challenged by the Department of Homeland Security and called a “lie”.

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