Trump freezes most training for non-ICE federal law enforcement

Photo: ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) deportation officers conduct the simulated arrest of a suspect during vehicle-stop training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glencoe Georgia on April 13, 2022. Photo credit: Erica Knight, ICE via DVIDS. Public domain. Article by Eric Katz. Defense One – August 28, 2025.

The Trump administration is pausing training at the federal government’s primary law enforcement academies for anyone not related to immigration enforcement, saying the change is necessary to meet the president’s “immediate priorities.” The administration is in the midst of surging 10,000 employees to Immigration and Customs Enforcement after securing funding for the hires in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, creating unprecedented demand at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers. […]

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