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Ryan Schwank, a former ICE attorney and instructor, testified before Congress that the agency reduced its basic training program from 584 hours over 72 days to approximately 336 hours over 42 days, eliminating courses on use of force and constitutional law.

Ryan Schwank, a former ICE attorney and instructor, testified before Congress that the agency reduced its basic training program from 584 hours over 72 days to approximately 336 hours over 42 days, eliminating courses on use of force and constitutional law.

Schwank alleged that on his first day as an instructor, he received secretive orders to teach cadets they could enter homes without a judicial warrant, a directive he described as a blatantly unlawful order that violates the Fourth Amendment.

Schwank alleged that on his first day as an instructor, he received secretive orders to teach cadets they could enter homes without a judicial warrant, a directive he described as a blatantly unlawful order that violates the Fourth Amendment.

Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons testified to Congress earlier this month that training was condensed from five eight-hour days per week to six twelve-hour days, asserting that no critical material or standards had been cut from the program.

Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons testified to Congress earlier this month that training was condensed from five eight-hour days per week to six twelve-hour days, asserting that no critical material or standards had been cut from the program.

Internal documents released by Senate Democrats show that ICE eliminated more than a dozen practical exams, including evaluations on judgment pistol shooting and criminal encounters, reducing required exams from 25 in 2021 to nine by October 2025.

Internal documents released by Senate Democrats show that ICE eliminated more than a dozen practical exams, including evaluations on judgment pistol shooting and criminal encounters, reducing required exams from 25 in 2021 to nine by October 2025.

The Department of Homeland Security denied that training hours were cut, stating that officers receive extensive firearm training, de-escalation tactics and comprehensive Fourth and Fifth Amendment instruction, along with on-the-job training.

The Department of Homeland Security denied that training hours were cut, stating that officers receive extensive firearm training, de-escalation tactics and comprehensive Fourth and Fifth Amendment instruction, along with on-the-job training.

Schwank resigned from ICE on February 13, 2026, after serving since 2021 as an assistant chief counsel and later as an instructor at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Georgia, where he taught legal curriculum to new recruits.

Schwank resigned from ICE on February 13, 2026, after serving since 2021 as an assistant chief counsel and later as an instructor at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Georgia, where he taught legal curriculum to new recruits.

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