U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has begun quietly firing some of the thousands of recruits it hired during a massive expansion. The Washington Post first reported the firings on September 15. ICE offered jobs to about 12,000 new officers in less than a year, growing its force from roughly 10,000 to 22,000 personnel. Former DHS officials told the Post that some recruits were fired for background problems that should have blocked their hiring in the first place. Others were let go for poor performance. A DHS inspector general audit of ICE’s hiring and training process is ongoing. The report centered on Joseph Moore, a 38-year-old father and Marine reservist who died in Philadelphia on August 28. The medical examiner ruled it a suicide, three days after ICE told him he would be fired. His family has questioned the official account of what happened outside ICE’s Philadelphia field office. The Philadelphia Police Department said no officer fired a weapon and that an internal review continues. ICE said such personnel decisions are routine. It has said some recruits may begin training before a full background check is finished.