Presenter warns ICE training cuts may remove de-escalation skills
A nonprofit briefing told legislators that ICE basic training hours have reportedly fallen from about 580 to roughly 240, removing modules such as de-escalation; lawmakers asked how to identify less-experienced agents and mitigate risks.
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Carolla Bronco, introduced to the Public Safety & Veterans committee as the executive director of Neighbors Lake, told legislators that ICE's training regimen for agents has been substantially reduced. "Agents in the past required about 580 hours of training," she said, "and that training is dropped down to about 240 hours," and she singled out the loss of some de-escalation instruction as a concern for community safety.
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