"TRAINING TO VIOLATE THE CONSTITUTION": ICE WHISTLEBLOWER REVEALS 40% CUT TO AGENT TRAINING PROGRAM
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a high-stakes congressional hearing on February 26, 2026, former ICE Assistant Chief Counsel Ryan Schwank delivered a bombshell testimony, alleging that the Trump administration has systematically dismantled federal law enforcement training to accelerate mass deportations. Schwank, who resigned on February 13th, claims the agency is now "teaching cadets to violate the Constitution."
The 40% Training Cut
According to internal documents released by Senate Democrats and corroborated by Schwank’s testimony, ICE has slashed its training curriculum from 584 hours down to 336 hours. This reduction shortened the academy from 72 days to just 42 days. Among the deleted or significantly reduced courses are:
Constitutional Law and Legal Authorities: Recruits reportedly spend less time learning the limits of their power.
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De-escalation and Use of Force Simulation: Critical safety training has been minimized.
Integrity Awareness and Victim-Centered Approaches: Ethical guardrails have been removed from the syllabus.
Practical Exams: Tests such as "Judgment Pistol Shooting" and "Determining Removability" have been scrapped.
"Hiring Over Accountability"
The training cuts coincide with the administration's $75 billion expansion, which has seen the hiring of over 12,000 new officers. Schwank testified that many cadets are graduating without a basic grasp of the laws they are tasked with enforcing. "Deficient training can and will get people killed," Schwank warned, pointing to a recent rise in violent encounters, including three fatal shootings of American citizens by Homeland Security agents over the past year.
Pressure to Lie
The most startling portion of the testimony involved allegations of a cover-up. Schwank claimed that ICE leadership pressured him to misrepresent the quality of the training to oversight bodies. He alleged that the agency attempted to "cloak" the defective program in secrecy by demanding he provide false statements regarding the readiness of the new recruits.
[Image: Infographic showing the 240-hour reduction in ICE training curriculum 2025 vs 2026]
DHS Response
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has pushed back, insisting that the "meat of the training" was never removed and that the curriculum was simply "streamlined" for efficiency. However, the released syllabuses suggest that core legal and ethical components were the primary targets of the cuts.
Schwank concluded his testimony with a plea for other "insiders" to come forward, arguing that when constitutional training is sacrificed for speed, the legal protections of all Americans are put at risk.
6. Concise Summary
ICE Whistleblower Alleges Massive Training Cuts and Constitutional Violations
Former ICE counsel Ryan Schwank has testified before Congress that the agency’s training program is "deficient and broken" after a 40% reduction in curriculum hours. Schwank, who resigned in February 2026, alleges that 12,000 new recruits are being rushed through a 42-day program that lacks essential classes on constitutional law, use of force, and integrity. He warned that cadets are graduating without understanding the legal limits of their authority, potentially leading to fatal errors. Schwank further claimed he was pressured by leadership to lie about these deficiencies, arguing that the administration is prioritizing the speed of its $75 billion deportation expansion over public safety and constitutional accountability.
'Guilty Of Fraud' - Hammer Dropped On Former First Lady Jill Biden During Live Fox News Segment
McEnany Accuses Jill Biden Of Misleading Americans About Debate Performance
Posted July 15, 2026
Former White House press secretary and Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany accused former first lady Jill Biden of misleading the American public about President Joe Biden’s condition following his widely criticized debate performance during the 2024 campaign.
McEnany made the remarks Thursday during an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” where she reacted to comments Jill Biden reportedly made in her upcoming book regarding the president’s performance during the debate that ultimately intensified questions about his age and fitness for office.
The discussion began when co-host Dana Perino referenced remarks Jill Biden made immediately following the debate.
At a campaign event after the debate, Jill Biden praised her husband’s performance.
“Joe, you did such a great job. You answered every question,” she said at the time.
Perino contrasted those comments with more recent claims attributed to Jill Biden and raised questions about the apparent inconsistency.
“So now we know that this is what she’s saying in her book,” Perino said. “And the question I would love to ask her is where are you lying then or now?”
McEnany responded by arguing that Jill Biden’s reaction following the debate was inconsistent with her more recent descriptions of the event.
“It’s a great question,” McEnany said.
“That is not the reaction of someone who believes they just watched their husband have a stroke. It is an absolute lie.”
McEnany then accused the former first lady of concealing concerns about the president’s condition from voters.
“It was fraud,” she said.
“What she did fraud on the American public and she’s continuing it by saying she had never seen him like that before or after.”
The debate between Biden and President Donald Trump became a turning point in the 2024 election cycle, with many Democrats publicly expressing concern about Biden’s performance and his ability to continue his campaign.
Questions about Biden’s age and mental sharpness had circulated for years, but the debate intensified those concerns and fueled calls from some Democrats for him to step aside.
During the Fox News discussion, McEnany referenced comments previously made by veteran journalist Carl Bernstein regarding Biden’s condition behind the scenes.
“Dana, you all remember Carl Bernstein, who said he talked to people who knew Joe Biden, loved Joe Biden, supported Joe Biden, and they were adamant that what we saw was not a one-off,” McEnany said.
According to McEnany, Bernstein reported that individuals close to Biden had observed similar episodes before the debate.
“They said it had happened 15 or 20 times prior, him losing his train of thought,” she said.
McEnany also cited a fundraiser Bernstein reportedly described.
“He described a fundraiser where he froze up and seemed to have some type of rigor mortis,” she said.
“This is not something that was a one-off.”
McEnany argued that concerns about Biden’s condition were widely known among those close to him.
“This was well known,” she said.
She then questioned why Jill Biden continued publicly defending her husband following the debate.
“So why did she keep up with the fraud on the American people?” McEnany asked.
The former first lady has repeatedly defended her husband and rejected claims that she or members of his inner circle concealed concerns about his health, Breitbart News reported.
The debate over Biden’s condition became one of the defining political stories of the 2024 election cycle and continued after he ultimately left the race.
McEnany’s comments reflect ongoing scrutiny surrounding what Biden’s family, advisers and top Democratic officials knew about his condition and when they knew it.
Neither Jill Biden nor representatives for the former president immediately responded to McEnany’s latest remarks.
As new books and accounts from those involved continue to emerge, questions surrounding Biden’s final campaign and the decisions made by those closest to him remain a major topic of political debate.
