{
  "id": 8085054,
  "title": "ICE is laying off agents hired during its rapid expansion after discovering discrepancies in their backgrounds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/ice-is-laying-off-agents-hired-during-its-rapid-expansion-after",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T19:11:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais English",
    "slug": "el-pais-english",
    "url": "https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-09-17/ice-is-laying-off-agents-hired-during-its-rapid-expansion-after-discovering-discrepancies-in-their-backgrounds.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A ‘Washington Post’ investigation reveals that the agency hired thousands of officers with incomplete background checks, while a whistleblower warned of an unprecedented lowering of hiring standards",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}