In January, social media claims suggested that ICE agents in the US are financially rewarded based on the number of detained illegal immigrants, prompting fact-checking by TVNET.
In early January, a claim went viral on social media in the United States that agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) receive financial rewards for each illegal immigrant they detain. This assertion has raised concerns and was circulated widely across platforms such as Facebook, X, and YouTube, especially following a controversial ICE operation in Minneapolis on January 7, during which an American woman was shot, igniting protests in the city. The situation propelled discussions about ICE's practices and the motivation behind their operations.
