U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) abruptly canceled a pilot bonus program that would have rewarded agents for quickly deporting immigrants less than four hours after announcing it internally, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
According to internal emails reviewed by the Times, the plan—intended as a 30-day pilot—would have granted ICE agents $200 for each deportation of individuals within seven days of arrest, and $100 for deportations completed within 14 days.
