Immigration

Senate Dems demand immigration agents unmask, wear body cameras and carry IDs as shutdown looms

The lawmakers say the measures are needed to increase transparency and accountability within Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection.

AFGE demands resignations of Noem, Miller following member’s slaying

The nation’s largest federal employee union said key leaders involved in the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration and dissent “defamed” VA nurse Alex Pretti by erroneously describing him as a “domestic terrorist.”

'The violent death of one of our own': VA employees ask for more from their agency after nurse is fatally shot

Workers look to leadership for support, though so far it has pointed the finger at its political opponents after federal officers shot and killed a VA employee.

Trump dispatches border czar to Minnesota amid protests over federal shootings

Tom Homan will oversee ICE operations in Minneapolis after the deaths of two U.S. citizens shot by federal immigration officers.

Judge upholds DHS policy requiring notice for lawmaker visits to immigration facilities

The ruling leaves in place a rule that mandates advance notice for congressional visits, with the judge citing procedural issues rather than the policy’s substance.

House Democrats say revived Noem policy restricting congressional visits to ICE facilities violates court order

This second attempt by the Homeland Security Department to put a seven-day notice requirement on lawmaker tours of immigration detention facilities follows the killing of Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.

Federal law enforcement community seeks more patience in response to ICE shooting

"It's going to hurt the public trust," head of federal law enforcement group says of Trump administration's rhetoric.

ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis

The Wednesday morning shooting sparked protests in Minneapolis following what DHS officials labeled "an act of domestic terrorism."

ICE more than doubled its workforce in 2025

The Trump administration has reconfigured its onboarding and training process to quickly deploy agents into the field.

Supreme Court won’t halt judge’s probe into civil service laws’ virility, for now

The unsigned order, which prompted no public dissents, suggested the Trump administration could return to the high court if the federal district court’s factfinding mission commences before justices consider whether to formally take on the case.

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USCIS’ arbitrarily strict FOIA policy is keeping some migrants from receiving their immigration records, whistleblower alleges

In a protected disclosure to Congress, an agency employee claims that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services since 2024 has been finding ways to reject Freedom of Information Act requests from migrants in order to make it seem like the agency is complying with a court order.

DHS opens up new $60K bonuses for Border Patrol agents, other officers

The Trump administration is boosting incentives as it seeks to meet lofty hiring goals.

DOJ says lower court ruling would ‘wreak havoc’ on the civil service absent Supreme Court intervention

A federal judge was set to review whether Trump has neutered civil service laws, but the Supreme Court has paused that effort while it considers the administration's request.

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Amid unprecedented hiring push, ICE and CBP both lose HR chiefs

One of the executives was fired without explanation, while the other voluntarily moved to a different agency.

‘Climate of fear': Immigration judges say functioning of their court system is in jeopardy due to Trump’s firings

The Trump administration is pushing out dozens of judges, who say the changes are slowing down and politicizing the system.

Hundreds of DHS staff face reassignments to border security, immigration

Affected workers — including people in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency — have been given a week to respond or risk termination from federal service.

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Dallas ICE facility is the site of another shooting at a federal building

The FBI is investigating the shooting as an act of targeted violence.