The Latest Breaking News from DHS

Trump’s immigration siege is rattling hospitality industry, workers say

Unite Here, the US’s largest hospitality workers’ union, says ICE crackdown is harming tourism and costing jobs

The Guardian - US · Feb 18

Trump’s immigration policy has been a key part of his agenda. Only a third of Americans think he’s doing a good job at it

The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll shows public support for his immigration crackdown has plummeted to its lowest level since he returned to the White House

The Independent UK · Feb 18

Microsoft Azure data usage by ICE triples as reports question Microsoft's connection to mass surveillance — “We do not believe ICE is engaged in such activity”

Leaked files show ICE tripled its data on Microsoft Azure to 1,400TB. As AI usage climbs, Microsoft faces fresh scrutiny over its "mass surveillance" pledge.

Windows Central · Feb 18

Prosecutors Admit the DHS Account of an ICE Shooting Was Based on Lies

The department's pattern of dishonesty supports a presumption of irregularity.

Reason · Feb 17

ICE ignored increase in use of force reports among its agents, even before deportation surge in Minnesota: report

Officials appeared to highlight the number of reported assaults on ICE officers over the number of use-of-force reports

The Independent UK · Feb 17

Billionaire Trump supporter blocks sale of Texas warehouse for use as ICE jail

Majestic Realty is one of several companies to say no DHS after community backlash.

Fortune · Feb 17

Top Trump aide Tricia McLaughlin to leave DHS — Has Trump’s immigration crackdown gone too far?

One of the most outspoken faces of Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is stepping down, raising questions about internal rift in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The Times of India · Feb 17

Tom Homan Defends Masked ICE Agents by Claiming Threats Are Up 'Over 8,000 Percent'

Homan's numbers are misleading, but even if they weren't, it wouldn't justify allowing an entire federal law enforcement agency to operate in anonymity.

Reason · Feb 17

ICE reliance on Microsoft technology surged amid immigration crackdown, documents show

Exclusive: ICE more than tripled the amount of data stored in Microsoft’s cloud at the same time that its arsenal of surveillance technology ballooned

The Guardian - US · Feb 17

Top DHS spokesperson to exit role amid growing outrage over Trump’s ICE raids

Tricia McLaughlin is leaving the Department of Homeland Security in the coming week, the agency confirmed

The Guardian - US · Feb 17