I'm unfamiliar with the American Law Enforcement system and was wondering what unit of DHS would Jim be joining? I thought DHS was domestic US only and not active abroad in Colombia. Does DEA come under the DHS banner? But then if it was DEA they would have said and I think DEA has its own Academy at Quantico which is not where Jim is going. Is DHS used in the film as a cover for CIA?
Jim applied to DHS but his profile interested the CIA (the fat rude guy in the shadows) for recruitment. It's likely they were interested in him while he was still in the military. DHS merely facilitated the meeting and put him through the testing.
shareIn the US, just as with government, we have law enforcement at the state level (state troopers, like in 'The Departed'), local level (e.g. Los Angeles Police Department), and at the federal level, which has jurisdiction all over the country (FBI, DHS, DEA, etc).
The military and CIA, while not law enforcement per se, are also federal agencies.
They sleazy fat guy who recruits him through DHS may have been CIA, but it's never really said. I don't believe Jim was being recruited to be a bonafide CIA agent though, as they have to jump through a lot of hoops in the hiring/ training process. In fact, I don't think he was being hired as an official agent of any kind. The impression is given that he's being hired as an expendable run and gunner for some sleazy, off the books operation where his mental instability and propensity for illegal activity are not considered liabilities.
My guess is Customs & Border Patrol because location and he is bi-lingual
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