U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has logged more than 100,000 job applications since the Trump administration opened a nationwide recruitment campaign at the end of July, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The surge, recorded in roughly two weeks, follows a directive to expand ICE’s ranks by 10,000 agents as part of President Donald Trump’s stepped-up immigration-enforcement agenda. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said the response shows a “defining moment” for homeland security as the agency seeks to remove “the worst of the worst criminals” from the United States. Applicants are being offered incentives including signing bonuses of up to $50,000 and potential student-loan repayment, while still having to pass medical exams, drug screening and a physical-fitness test. Funding for the expansion was provided under the recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill, and ICE officials say the enlarged workforce will help meet increased operational demands amid a rise in assaults on agents. The hiring campaign highlights three main career tracks—deportation officer, criminal investigator and attorney—as the agency prepares for what DHS calls unprecedented challenges on the southern border.