"When Washington, D.C. resident Josh Sorbe saw The Atlantic's recent reporting about the failure rate among new Immigration and Customs Enforcement recruits, the Democratic U.S. Senate press secretary and political strategist decided to put it to the test himself - literally. In a video posted to social media, Sorbe, who is gay, completed the same physical fitness test that has stumped a third of new ICE trainees in 12 minutes and 19 seconds."
"The challenge - 15 push-ups, 32 sit-ups, and a 1.5-mile run in under 14 minutes - was part of a Trump administration push to hire 10,000 new deportation officers by next January. Sorbe completed the exercises in less time than the ICE exam allots for the run alone. The report detailed that more than one-third of ICE recruits have failed the agency's physical-readiness exam after the Trump administration shortened training programs and relaxed screening requirements."
Josh Sorbe, a Washington, D.C. resident who serves as press secretary for Senate Democrats, completed ICE's physical fitness test in 12 minutes, 19 seconds during a social media video. The test required 15 push-ups, 32 sit-ups, and a 1.5-mile run in under 14 minutes. The Trump administration set the test as part of a push to hire 10,000 deportation officers by next January. More than one-third of new ICE recruits reportedly failed the agency's physical-readiness exam after shortened training and relaxed screening. Sorbe presented the completion as evidence of low standards in ICE recruitment.
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