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this post was submitted on 03 May 2026
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I seem to recall hearing they weren't even getting those bonuses, so I had a little poke around on the internet.
It seems that the $50k sign on bonus only goes to retuning agents that were retired, and paid in $10k chunks, most of which went to taxes.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/unpacking-rumor-ice-agents-arent-152800052.html?guccounter=1
Yeah. The whole statement isn't as accurate as they make it sound. Those bonuses aren't going out to hardly anyone. And only a few would even qualify for that salary.
Even the basic salary is reported as not being paid as expected.
I agree with the overall idea behind this post. More money for teachers less money for the gestapo.
But let's not misuse stats to try and make a point.
Should've called it a gratuity instead of a signing bonus. Then it wouldn't have any taxes.
Yeah, that's not how the Trump admin does things.