The federal judge who issued the ruling also accused ICE of committing “unlawful, wanton acts,” and called DHS’s actions “shameful.”
Tricia McLaughlin's departure comes at a time when DHS is suffering from a PR nightmare following very high-profile shootings involving ICE.
Marimar Martinez was shot five tines by a Border Patrol agent in Chicago in October, and DHS did its usual job of blaming the victim.
Border Czar Tom Homan said Thursday that President Trump "agreed" to end what has been a contentious and deadly immigration enforcement effort.
Peyton Rollins, DHS’s new communications director, frequently parrots white nationalist talking points in posts for the Labor Department.
After the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, state and federal legislators have moved to curb ICE’s tactics and use of face masks.
In 2025, ICE tripled the number of arrests it made from the year before. Of the nearly 400,000 people detained, 40% had no criminal record.
Separate polls find that most Americans disapprove of ICE's tactics and believe Kristi Noem should be removed from her job.
The bill funds most federal agencies through September, but only provides funding for DHS, TSA, and FEMA through next week.
Noem announced that federal officers—long resistant to the very transparency demanded of local police—would begin wearing body-worn cameras.
Lede Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the DOJ will conduct a civil rights investigation in the death of Alex Pretti.
Maher Tarabishi was the primary caregiver for his ill son before he was detained by ICE agents last year during a routine immigration check-in.