ICE Taps DHS Cyber Hiring Program, AI To Fast-Track Tech Staff For Deportation Surge

ICE is tapping DHS’s Cyber Talent Management System and AI-driven screening to rapidly hire tech and cyber staff as it races to meet White House deportation and detention targets. Acting CIO Dustin Goetz said CTMS exemptions and AI resume/background screening cut years of hiring work to days, while ICE deploys mobile processing and automation to boost field operations. The shift follows a major funding surge and broader DHS staff reassignments toward ICE/CBP, raising oversight, privacy, and cybersecurity concerns.