In a bizarre twist, journalist Laura Jedeed is under the spotlight after claiming she passed an ICE background check despite a strong anti-ICE stance and even testing positive for cannabis shortly before. Curious about how seriously the Department of Homeland Security screens potential hires, she attended a job event and discovered she somehow made the cut, even though her online portfolio strongly opposed everything ICE stands for.
The Department of Homeland Security has since dismissed her comments, declaring she was never actually offered a job, just a tentative selection letter. However, Jedeed countered with evidence from ICE’s portal that showed a welcoming message and an onboarding date, raising questions about the agency’s hiring practices. In a situation where military credibility collides with a critical social stance, it’s hard not to chuckle at the irony—who knew being anti-ICE could be the ticket to working with them?
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