U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. immigration authorities are increasingly arresting undocumented immigrants during green card interviews, a shift that lawyers say has turned what was once a routine step toward legal status into a point of detention for some families.

ICE has released an AI-generated Christmas-themed video portraying Santa Claus as a federal immigration agent, urging undocumented immigrants to leave the United States voluntarily or face enforcement action.

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

A 56-year-old Bulgarian national has died while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody at a detention facility in Michigan, bringing the number of deaths in ICE detention this year to at least 30.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state Cabinet approved more than $2 million in new funding for immigration enforcement equipment, expanding a statewide effort to support federal immigration operations through local law enforcement agencies.

Thousands of children have been swept into immigration detention since President Donald Trump returned to office and revived the practice of holding families in custody, according to a new analysis.

Federal authorities said Monday they arrested four people in Southern California accused of planning coordinated bomb attacks across Los Angeles on New Year's Eve.

The Department of Homeland Security is planning to adjust its immigration enforcement strategy, moving away from large, highly visible raids and toward more targeted operations, according to different reports.

Rep. Ilhan Omar said federal immigration agents stopped her son over the weekend and questioned his citizenship.

Detainees interviewed by the ACLU and several human rights organizations. said officers pressured them to cross into Mexico or accept removal to countries where they have no ties

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said he is prepared to face arrest over his opposition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.

A federal judge in Maryland has ordered the immediate release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.

ICE is increasingly using a post-9/11 regulation to keep immigrants in detention even after immigration judges grant their release on bond.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani could be "violating the Constitution" after releasing a video instructing residents on how to respond during encounters with federal immigration agents.

The lawsuit comes as a House Committee asked Google and Apple over the weekend to explain what steps they are taking to block apps that could "jeopardize the safety of DHS personnel"

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani released a video urging New Yorkers to understand their rights during encounters with federal immigration agents, as arrests in the city continue to spark protests from advocates.

"People have to stay there for hours shackled and denied food and water as a form of punishment," said the organization's director for refugee and migrant rights

Palantir chief executive Alex Karp defended his company's expanding role in the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts, arguing that the data software company is not enabling domestic surveillance of Americans.

ICE's budget was nearly tripled earlier this year under a GOP spending package that sent billions to immigration enforcement agencies

The project is looking for personnel in the Washington, D.C.–Northern Virginia area for a 90-day pilot to "validate addresses associated with subjects of interest"

These views cut sharply along partisan lines. 85% percent of Democrats and 62% of Independents disapprove of ICE's performance, compared with 13% of Republicans

Federal court documents show that, out of 607 people detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Chicago, only 16 were classified by the government as a "high public safety risk," despite weeks of intensified enforcement under Operation Midway Blitz.

The administration expects to shed about 300,000 federal employees this year through layoffs and buyouts

The Rolling Stone report found that DHS advertising increased during last month's government shutdown, rising from $292,000 in YouTube spending in September to $332,000

The Police Benevolent Association president says ICE is taking advantage of local conditions: "the country knows that our members are overworked, underpaid and subjected to endless demonization"

More than 600 immigrants held in Suffolk County jails in New York in 2017 will receive over $112 million after a federal judge ruled they were unlawfully detained at the request of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

A former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) warned that the agency's accelerated recruiting and training pipeline could produce serious consequences if insufficient vetting continues.

The Consulate General of Mexico in Phoenix has issued a public advisory informing Mexican nationals that the Pinal County Sheriff's Office is collaborating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Queen Creek and San Tan Valley

The Department of Homeland Security is increasingly using memes drawn from right-wing online culture to promote immigration enforcement and recruit thousands of new personnel, according to new reporting.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is seeking private contractors to run a 24/7 social media monitoring program that would turn public posts into immigration enforcement leads