ICE-D Basic Immigration Law Enforcement Training Program (ICE-D) - Graduation Requirements - Detention and Removal Operations Training Division

Sep 18, 2026

Detention and Removal Operations Training Division provides the ICE-D Basic Immigration Law Enforcement Training Program, including pre-academy orientation and graduation requirements for aspiring ICE Office of Detention and Removal Operations officers. Trainees must complete both the 5-week DRO Spanish Language Training Program and the 13-week ICE-D Federal Law Enforcement Training Center integrated training. Graduation depends on meeting 70% thresholds across multiple written examinations, passing physical abilities assessment elements within set times, and completing practical exercises, with remedial training and failure consequences clearly defined.

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Graduation Requirements

Language Training Requirement

Written Examination Requirements

Physical Abilities Assessment (PAA)

Practical Exercises and Remedial Requirements

Conduct and Efficiency Reports

Standards of Conduct

IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY Detention and Removal Operations Training Division Basic Immigration Law Enforcement Training Program (ICE-D) PRE-ACADEMY ORIENTATION Graduation Requirements Unless otherwise waived through passing the Spanish Language Proficiency Test, you will be required to successfully complete both the 5-week DRO Spanish Language Training Program (SLTP) and the DRO Basic Immigration Law Enforcement Training Program (ICE-D) in order to continue in your career as an Officer of the ICE Office of Detention and Removal Operations. In the SLTP, you are required to maintain at least a 70% cumulative average score during your training. You will be terminated from training when it is no longer possible for you to achieve the required cumulative average score. ICE-D is a 13-week Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) integrated basic training program that consists of both FLETC training and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) training. FLETC training includes three written examinations. You are required to obtain a 70% or better on all FLETC written examinations. If you fail one of these examinations, you will be provided with remedial training and will be given the opportunity to take a remedial examination. Should you pass the remedial examination, a score of 70% will be recorded, regardless of your actual score. If you score below 70% twice during the FLETC portion of your training program (either on two different examinations or on one examination and one remedial), you will be considered to have failed the training program. You will be removed from training and returned to your duty station for further action. ICE training includes four written examinations. You are required to obtain a 70% or better on all ICE written examinations. If you fail one of these examinations, you will be provided with remedial training and will be given the opportunity to take a remedial examination. Should you pass the remedial examination, a score of 70% will be recorded, regardless of your actual score. If you score below 70% twice during the ICE portion of your training program (either on two different examinations or on one examination and one remedial), you will be considered to have failed the training program. You will be removed from training and returned to your duty station for further action. Successful completion of the Physical Abilities Assessment (PAA) is required for graduation from the ICE-D program. In order to successfully complete the PAA, you must pass both of its two elements. They are the: • Criterion Task Testing (CTT) : This element represents an obstacle course that must be completed within 1 minute and 45 seconds; and the • 1.5 Mile Run: This element must be completed within 14 minutes and 30 seconds. You are required to pass all assigned practical exercises in Physical Techniques, First Aid, Firearms and the Driver Training portions of the ICE-D program. These each include separate remedial training and testing requirements. Conduct and Efficiency Reports Conduct and Efficiency Reports (C&E's) are used to keep you apprised of your progress through the training program. A C&E Report will be completed by your class coordinator atthe end of your training to cover your performance throughout the entire program. Additionally, specific problems involving behavior, incidents, attitude, etc. will be made part your official training record through additional, or spot C&E Reports or through memoranda. You will be counseled on each C&E Report completed for you. C&E Reports can be prepared at any time by any instructor at the Academy. An acknowledging signature of the trainee is mandatory and does not indicate concurrence with the evaluation. Your signature is indicative only of the fact that the information contained therein has been reviewed and discussed with you individually. Standards of Conduct The consumption of beverages, i.e. , water, juice, soft dri

FAQs

What must trainees complete to continue their ICE career after pre-academy orientation?

Trainees must successfully complete the 5-week DRO Spanish Language Training Program and the DRO Basic Immigration Law Enforcement Training Program unless waived through passing the Spanish Language Proficiency Test.

What happens if a trainee scores below 70% on written examinations?

After failing an examination, trainees receive remedial training and may take a remedial examination. If they score below 70% twice during the FLETC or ICE portion, they fail the training program and are removed from training.

What are the two required elements of the Physical Abilities Assessment (PAA) and the time limits?

The PAA requires passing Criterion Task Testing (CTT) within 1 minute 45 seconds and completing a 1.5 Mile Run within 14 minutes 30 seconds.

Sep 18, 2026

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