From Uncle Sam to TikTok memes: inside homeland security’s push to swell Ice ranks

Homeland security lowers hiring standards and floods social media with patriotic, often xenophobic, recruitment posts

The pinned post on the X account of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is an image of Uncle Sam with the caption We Need You."

America has been invaded by criminals and predators," the post reads. We need YOU to get them out."