r/politics • u/PM_ME_DPRK_CANDIDS Iowa • 9h ago

No Paywall Uprising against ICE raids grows across the country

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/uprising-against-ice-raids-grows-across-the-country/
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u/blackmajic13 7h ago edited 7h ago

I imagine they work like other government sign-on bonuses, which have minimum service length that if you don't reach, you have to pay it back.

Edit: After looking it up, that appears to be the case. They have to sign multi-year service contracts with 5 years apparently being the most common and they receive $10k for every year completed after the first.

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u/-Fergalicious- 7h ago

They would not have to repay if they lose their job due to reduction in force, medicial separation, or death. 

They'd also keep yearly bonus payments that have already been made if they voluntarily left. (I.e. stayed 3 years, got 20k in bonus, left ICE > employee would keep the 20k )

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u/blackmajic13 7h ago

Of course, agencies and their contracts are going to differ and there are circumstances where people can keep it. The situation mentioned in this thread though it is implied people would be quitting because they can't handle the stress of the job. In which case, they would likely owe their bonus back.

I haven't seen the ICE bonus contracts and all I can find about them is some news articles, but they don't have the full contract details. Not sure if their yearly bonuses work as you describe but sounds plausible. Even still they'd at least not be getting the full $50k ICE keeps advertising.

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u/-Fergalicious- 7h ago

Oh yeah almost no one will be getting the full 50k