A former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) instructor told congressional Democrats on Monday that the agency has sharply reduced training requirements for new officers and directed instructors to teach policies he believes are unconstitutional.
Ryan Schwank, who resigned on February 13 from his post at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Georgia, said ICE eliminated roughly 240 hours from what had been a 580-hour basic training program. According to documents he provided to lawmakers, the academy shortened its program from 72 days to 42.
