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'I had to say something': What ICE whistleblower wants you to know

A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge, June 10, 2025, in New York. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)
Yuki Iwamura/AP
A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge, June 10, 2025, in New York. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)

Former Immigration and Customs Enforcement attorney-turned-whistleblower Ryan Schwank is worried that a proposal to give ICE more funding may set up a situation where Congress will not be able to do oversight for years.

He joins host Peter O’Dowd to talk about his concerns over a lack of training for new ICE officers.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2026 WBUR

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