Tricia McLaughlin
DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin Set To Leave Agency, Her Replacement Is Already Lined Up
Axios reported that DHS plans to replace McLaughlin with Lauren Bis, her deputy, who will be promoted to assistant secretary of public affairs.
Class Action Claims Hundreds Of People, Including U.S. Citizens, Were Zip-Tied at Gunpoint in October Idaho Raid
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a class-action lawsuit alleging that about 400 people, including U.S. citizens and children, were detained for hours and subjected to force during an immigration raid in October.
DHS Says Anti-ICE Cookies in Los Angeles Are 'Garbage' Contributing to Assaults on Officers
Altadena Cookie Company in California, has drawn long lines of customers who say they support the cause and want to protest federal immigration enforcement policies
New York's Hochul Backs Ban on ICE Cooperation, Says Agency Will Not 'Weaponize Local Police Officers'
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed banning formal cooperation agreements between local law enforcement and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
DHS Deletes Post After Spokesperson Is Confronted By Reporter About White Nationalist Content
The Department of Homeland Security deleted a post after its top spokesperson was confronted by a journalist over content that had links with white supremacy.
ICE Memo Allows Forced Home Entries Without Judge's Warrant, DHS Says Agents Act on 'Probable Cause'
U.S. immigration authorities have defended the use of administrative warrants to enter homes without judicial approval after reports revealed that an internal ICE memo authorizes such actions, raising questions about constitutional protections and enforcement practices.
Protester in California Permanently Blinded After Being Shot by DHS Agent at Close Range, Family Claims
A 21-year-old protester was left permanently blind in one eye after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a protest in Santa Ana, California, last week, according to the victim's family.
Billie Eilish Calls ICE a 'Federally Funded Terrorist Group' After Minneapolis Shooting
Billie Eilish has joined a growing number of artists criticizing U.S. immigration enforcement following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE officer.
Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Seek Return to U.S. After Due Process Ruling, Request 'Fair Hearing'
A U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled last week that their expulsion violated due process and that they have a right to challenge it in court
Fatal Shooting by Off-Duty ICE Officer Under Investigation After New Year's Eve Gunfire
A fatal shooting involving an off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer outside an apartment complex in Los Angeles is under investigation following an exchange of gunfire late on New Year's Eve.
Top DHS Official Condemns Viral Video by Kilmar Abrego Garcia While Agency Faces 'Gag Order by an Activist Judge'
A senior Department of Homeland Security official criticized a viral social media video posted by Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran man wrongly deported to the Central American country earlier this year.
Number of People in Immigration Detention in the US Reaches an All-Time High With Almost 70,000
The number of people held in U.S. immigration detention has reached a record level, according to data released by ICE.
DHS Says Latest Arrests of 'Ilegal Aliens' Are 'Christmas Gift to Americans'
The Department of Homeland Security said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement delivered an early "Christmas gift to Americans" after arresting undocumented immigrants with criminal records in operations carried out nationwide last week.
DHS Says Critics Are 'Trying to Twist Data to Smear ICE' After Claims About Uptick In Custody Deaths
The Department of Homeland Security rejected claims from Democratic officials and immigration advocates that 2025 has become the deadliest year in decades for immigrants held in federal custody
ICE Officer Burned in Metal Cup Attack During Houston Arrest; DHS Links Assault to Surge in Threats Nationwide
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer was injured Monday after being struck in the face with a metal coffee cup during an arrest operation in Houston
Unmarked, Plate-Less Vehicles Seen in ICE Arrests Across U.S., Report Finds: 'The Agency Clearly Wants to Appear Like a Ghost'
Unmarked, plate-less vehicles have been used in immigration-related arrests across the United States, according to videos reviewed by NPR and accounts from activists and former officials
A Third of New ICE Recruits Fail Fitness Test That Includes 15 Push-Ups and a 1.5-Mile Run: Report
More than one in three new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recruits are failing the agency's basic fitness test, according to a new sprawling report by The Atlantic.
DHS Imposes New $1,000 Fee on Migrants Granted Humanitarian Parole to 'Deter System's Misuse'
The Department of Homeland Security announced that migrants granted humanitarian parole in the United States will be required to pay a new $1,000 fee, a measure the agency says is aimed at increasing accountability and "deter misuse" within the immigration system.
Chicago Officer Accused of Visa Overstay Arrested by ICE: 'Criminal Illegal Aliens Have No Place on Our Police Forces'
ICE arrested a suburban Chicago police officer on Thursday, alleging he has lived in the United States unlawfully for a decade after overstaying a tourist visa.
Homeland Security Slams Chappell Roan, Tells Her to 'Get a Grip' After Singer Criticizes ICE in Rose Bowl Concert
"L.A.'s my favorite city in the world," Roan told the crowd at a Los Angeles concert on Friday, before adding, "F—k ICE forever"
DHS Announces Arrest of 'Depraved Individual' Who Allegedly Placed Bounty on Border Patrol Chief in Chicago
The Department of Homeland Security announced Monday the arrest of a Chicago man accused of placing a bounty on a senior Border Patrol official.
DHS Slams Lawsuit Over Targeted Workplace Immigration Raids: 'Race-Baiting Opportunism'
According to the complaint, agents at construction sites in Alabama targeted workers "who looked Latino" while leaving others on site unchallenged
DHS Cannot Force States to Share Immigration Data to Receive Disaster Aid, Court Says
The judge behind the ruling said that the conditions imposed by DHS were "arbitrary and capricious" and "not reasonably related to the purposes"
DHS After Dallas ICE Shooting: 'Far-Left Rhetoric Has Consequences'
President Trump echoed the comments in a post on Truth Social, writing that the attack was "the result of the Radical Left Democrats constantly demonizing law enforcement"
FBI's Patel Points to 'Ideological Motive' Behind Dallas Shooting, Points to 'ANTI-ICE' Bullets as Proof
Patel also added that "these despicable, politically motivated attacks against law enforcement are not a one-off."
Secret Service Investigating Governor Newsom After 'Threatening' Post Targeting DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Newsom's office posted "Kristi Noem is going to have a bad day today," later clarifying that he was referring to legislation meant to protect immigrant communities in California
DHS Touts Claim That 2 Million Undocumented Immigrants Have Left the Country During Current Admin: 'And Stay Out!'
"It's a lot safer for the aliens themselves, for the public, for our law enforcement, and also it's a lot better financially," said DHS' Tricia Mclaughlin regarding the announcement
DHS Warns Anti-ICE Rhetoric Driving '1,000% Increase' in Attacks on Officers
The department linked the rise in attacks to recent public comments by Democratic officials, including remarks by Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett who compared ICE to "slave patrols" over the weekend
Marco Rubio Says U.S. Should Revoke Visas of Those Who 'Celebrate the Murder' of Kirk or Other Political Figures
Rubio's remarks follow statements by other administration officials incluing DHS's Tricia McLaughlin who said that visas should be revoked for people "glorifying the killings of Americans"
DHS Slams 'Media Hoaxes', Says Alligator Alcatraz Remains Open 'Housing Worst of Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens'
Homeland Security also took a jab at "activist judges", a clear referente to U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams who ordered the facility to halt operations by late October