# Guess Who’s Eligible for Student Loan Forgiveness: New ICE Agents

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/guess-whos-eligible-for-student-loan-forgiveness-new-ice-agents/
- Published: 2025-08-06T09:30:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: ICE arrests 89 in North Texas and Oklahoma areas during 3 day operation targeting criminal aliens and immigration fugitives. (Dallas, Texas &#8211; March 21, 2018.) Photo credit: Charles Reed / ICE via DVIDS. Public Domain. Article by Jessica Washington. The Intercept &#8211; August 2, 2025. As President Donald Trump plots to halt student loan forgiveness for many government and nonprofit workers, his administration is offering a special type of debt relief to one category of workers: new ICE agents. The Department of Homeland Security announced on Tuesday it will offer student loan forgiveness and repayment options to new Immigration and Customs Enforcement recruits — along with a $50,000 signing bonus. [&#8230;] Click here to view original web page at www.theintercept.com Related articles: ICE is recruiting agents with incentives, massive ad campaigns. Sheriffs aren&#8217;t happy. &#8211; USA Today ICE’s $50K bonus, recruiting met with mixed sheriff’s response.&#8211; The Hill ICE recruits former federal workers to join its ranks amid hiring spree &#8211; NPR ‘South Park’ Trolls Donald Trump’s DHS Ahead Of ICE Barbie Episode: “Wait, So We ARE Relevant?” &#8211; Deadline DHS Launches ‘Defend the Homeland’ Nationwide to Recruit Patriots to Join ICE Law Enforcement and Remove Worst of the Worst from U.S. &#8211; DHS.gov
