Provo (United States) (AFP) — There is a mixed crowd lining up outside the ICE recruitment fair in Utah, where hundreds of people are eager to join US President Donald Trump’s vast deportation effort.

John Wolworth drove eight hours from neighbouring Colorado, and was desperate to sign up to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“I’m here to defend my country,” he said.

“Our borders are a big deal, our culture is a big deal and we have a right, as a people, to uphold that culture,” the 33-year-old told AFP.

An unemployed former soldier, Wolworth had with him his resume, a nursing diploma, army medals, a certificate of proficiency in shooting, and another in jujitsu.

“I think I have the right profile,” he said. “As men, it is almost in our DNA to rise to the occasion.”

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