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... The proposal, issued by Lehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley and submitted to County Executive Josh Siegel and the Board of Commissioners, would require additional review and legal approval before candidates, including those who joined ICE after President Donald Trump returned to office in 2025, could move forward in the hiring process.

The county should not hire candidates for the sheriff's office or correctional positions if their prior law enforcement experience was obtained at ICE, according to the Lehigh County Controller's Office recommendation obtained by Newsweek.

"I'm very concerned -- part of what's happening is the people that are being hired at ICE are being influenced by white nationalist advertisers," Pinsley told Newsweek in a phone interview. "If you're being influenced once again by a white nationalist ad and you're joining ICE, then I personally don't necessarily want you to be a part of the county."

In January, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) faced backlash after a recruitment post on social media said, "We'll have our home again," a phrase critics said echoed language associated with white nationalist groups. ...