DOJ investigating if ICE agents lied under oath after judge drops assault charges against Venezuelan men Felony cases tied to Trump’s mass deportation efforts are falling apart in court The Independent UK · Feb 13
Why is a Homeland Security shutdown happening and who is affected? Depending on how long the shutdown lasts, some federal workers could begin to miss paychecks The Independent UK · Feb 13
ICE and Border Patrol officials say ‘domestic terrorism’ claim about Alex Pretti didn’t come from them Top immigration officials appear to contradict Stephen Miller’s claim that initial statements were ‘based on reports from CBP on the ground’ The Independent UK · Feb 12
DHS shutdown looms after Senate Democrats block Homeland Security bill Lawmakers in both chambers were put on notice to return to Washington should a deal be reached to avert the anticipated shutdown The Independent UK · Feb 12
Trump Administration ‘Wanted to Use Us as a Trophy,’ Says School Board Member Arrested Over Church Protest Black Lives Matter leaders recount their arrests last month after a Minnesota anti-ICE protest. Capital & Main · Feb 12
A privacy breach at the IRS: Taxpayer data wrongly shared with DHS, court filing says The IRS has erroneously shared the taxpayer information of thousands of people with the Department of Homeland Security, according to a new court filing The Independent UK · Feb 11
Time for 'Plan B' as DHS talks drag ahead of funding deadline Lawmakers made no apparent progress toward a deal Wednesday on an extension of Department of Homeland Security funding. Roll Call · Feb 11
Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino praised officer after he shot woman five times: ‘You have much yet left to do!!’ Texts also show that one officer called him a ‘legend’ and another told him ‘put that one in your book buddy’ The Independent UK · Feb 11
Homeland Security officials voice concerns about looming shutdown Homeland Security officials are highlighting the potential impact of a shutdown The Independent UK · Feb 11
A Viral Story Claims an ICE Worker Was Caught in a Child Sex Trafficking Sting. The Truth Is Much Stranger. The way people are misconstruing this prostitution sting mirrors the way ICE tries to mislead us about deportation stings. Reason · Feb 11
House lawmakers spar over harms of potential DHS shutdown Republicans and Democrats sparred about the potential real-world harms of a partial shutdown for the Department of Homeland Security. Roll Call · Feb 11
‘The most disturbing arrest’: ICE background checker arrested in Minneapolis sex solicitation sting "I don't think he's going to be passing a background check no time soon." We Got This Covered · Feb 11
Background checker for ICE arrested in prostitution sting, police say Brashad Johnson, a 36-year-old from Maple Grove, Minnesota, was arrested in Bloomington police’s record-breaking operation The Independent UK · Feb 11
Democrats want to stop ICE from using administrative warrants to enter homes. Trump’s team says it won’t happen DHS balks at demands from lawmakers and civil rights groups to rescind a secretive memo giving ICE permission to forcibly enter homes The Independent UK · Feb 10
Roll Call · Feb 10 Despite impasse on CR, Thune pushes forward on DHS spending bill The battle over immigration enforcement has become a fight over whether to temporarily extend funding for the last fiscal 2026 spending bill.
The Independent UK · Feb 10 The Latest: Trump’s immigration chiefs called to testify in Congress following protester deaths The men in charge of the agencies carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda will be asked Tuesday to explain their immigration enforcement practices
The Guardian - US · Feb 10 Federal prosecutors reportedly failed to secure indictments against six Democratic lawmakers over US military video – as it happened This live blog is now closed.
Roll Call · Feb 9 Homeland Security spending spat Lawmakers are staring down a Friday deadline for Homeland Security funding, with little hope to avoid a partial shutdown. CQ Roll Call’s Aidan Quigley, Chris Johnson and Valerie Yurk examine the Democrats’ demands for changes to immigration enforcement policies and the limited potential areas for compromise. Show Notes:
Roll Call · Feb 9 Congress set to drill down on immigration enforcement at hearings Republican lawmakers set up oversight hearings starting this week after the fatal shootings of two Americans by immigration agents last month.
Roll Call · Feb 9 FEMA earmarks threatened by immigration funding standoff Ongoing fight over fiscal 2026 funding for federal immigration agencies has also left disaster preparedness earmarks in limbo.
The Independent UK · Feb 7 Kash Patel stopped Renee Good investigation in order to protect Trump’s assessment on the shooting: Report In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, President Trump falsely claimed Good ‘viciously ran over’ ICE officer Jonathan Ross
The Independent UK · Feb 6 Federal agents arrested kidney transplant recipient delivering groceries and detained him without medication, family and lawmakers say Officers rammed 38-year-old man while he was volunteering for church’s mutual aid group, according to Minnesota official
Roll Call · Feb 6 Mark Amodei, a senior GOP appropriator, to retire at end of term Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., who currently oversees spending for the Department of Homeland Security, announced he will not run for reelection.
Axios · Feb 6 Trump admin crackdown on journalists' sources "chilling," press groups say Press groups questioned Kristi Noem's claims that leaks put DHS law enforcement at risk.
The Independent UK · Feb 5 Who’s in charge?! Hill Democrats want to know who is leading ICE reform talks – or if White House is ANALYSIS: ‘We have different people going in different directions,’ Sen. Chuck Schumer tells Eric Garcia