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Matthew and some other researchers studied field training using data from the Dallas Police Department.
They found that if a recruit was assigned to a more aggressive field training officer, that recruit was significantly more likely to use force.
citizen Alex Preddy appeared to be recording agents on his cell phone as an observer.
The two agents who shot and killed him have been employed since 2014 and 2018, according to ProPublica.
But Seth and economist Matthew Ross say they expect the administration to face multiple lawsuits over how ICE and other federal agencies are conducting their immigration crackdown.
Seth doesn't believe that the possibility of costly future legal settlements will motivate the administration to change its current tactics.
For her part, DHS spokesperson Trisha McLaughlin told us that ICE recruits get the same training they always have.
By the way, DHS confirmed to NPR last week that McLaughlin will be leaving the agency.
She's been the administration's public face in defending the mass deportation policy over the last year.
Earlier this week, a former ICE lawyer spoke at a forum held by congressional Democrats.
He said the agency's training program was, quote, deficient, defective and broken.
Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal's office also released documents it said came from ICE whistleblowers.
The documents appear to show that new ICE recruits are getting 250 fewer hours of training than previous cohorts.
In a statement this week, DHS said again that ICE officers are getting the same amount of training as before.
After the break, we look at how ICE is planning to spend over $38 billion on detention centers.
One rural town in Georgia is trying to balance the economic benefits with detention associated with an ICE facility in its own backyard.
So at this point, you might be asking yourself, where are these increasing numbers of people being held?
To help me explain all of this, I'm joined by NPR's Sergio Martinez Beltran.