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United States Department of Homeland Security

United States federal executive department

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Jan 13, 2026
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Did Kristi Noem stand at a podium that was quoted “one of ours all of yours”

Photographs and contemporaneous reporting show Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem standing at a One World Trade Center podium bearing the words “ONE OF OURS, ALL OF YOURS” during a Jan. 8, 2026 p...

Jan 18, 2026
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Did Obama award Tom Holmes an award in 2015

Barack Obama did present a 2015 Presidential Rank Award to Thomas D. Homan — commonly referred to in press as Tom Homan — when Homan, then ICE’s Executive Associate Director for Enforcement and Remova...

Jan 13, 2026
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Have Personal Details of Thousands of Border Patrol and ICE been Leaked in Data Breach

Multiple media outlets report that a Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has provided a dataset to the activist site “ICE List” that allegedly contains sensitive personal details for roughly...

Jan 12, 2026

Did Trump get arrested today?

There is no credible reporting in the provided sources that President Donald J. Trump was arrested today; the news items instead document arrests of other figures and policy moves by the Trump adminis...

Jan 15, 2026

How soon do new recruited ICE agents receive their $50,000 signing bonuses

The Department of Homeland Security’s recruitment package for new Immigration and Customs Enforcement hires advertises “up to $50,000” in signing bonuses, and reporting from Fortune explicitly states ...

Nov 25, 2025

What is going on with the Minnesota somali fraud scam.

Federal prosecutors have charged scores of people in multiple Minnesota fraud cases that involve programs such as Feeding Our Future, Medicaid Housing Stabilization Services (HSS), and autism services...

Jan 12, 2026

How many deportations were there during the Obama administration?

The count depends on the metric: using Department of Homeland Security (DHS) fiscal‑year data for formal removals (what many sources call “deportations”), the Obama administration oversaw more than 3 ...

Dec 9, 2025

Are ice agents police officers

ICE agents are federal law enforcement officers with a mission focused on immigration enforcement, not local policing; they work for the Department of Homeland Security, wear ICE/DHS/ERO insignia when...

Jan 13, 2026

how many immigrants deported in trump administration

Official Department of Homeland Security (DHS) tallies and administration statements put the number of people removed, deported or otherwise “left” the United States under President Trump’s second ter...

Jan 12, 2026

Is there a verified photo or video showing 'One of ours. All of yours.' on Kristi Noem's podium?

Multiple news outlets and online commentators reported that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem spoke behind a podium or banner reading “One Of Ours. All Of Yours” during a Jan. 8, 2026 briefing i...

Jan 13, 2026

did obama appoint tom homan as executive for immigration customs enforcement

Yes — Thomas (Tom) Homan was appointed during the Obama administration as ICE’s executive associate director (sometimes described as assistant/assistant director) for Enforcement and Removal Operation...

Nov 20, 2025

how many us citizens have been detained or picked up by ice

Available reporting shows no single, definitive tally of how many U.S. citizens have been “detained or picked up by ICE” during the 2025 enforcement surge; different outlets and organizations track re...

Jan 14, 2026

did johnathan ross receive any injuries after the renee good shooting

The Department of Homeland Security and multiple news outlets report that ICE agent Jonathan Ross was treated for internal bleeding after the Jan. 7 encounter in which Renee Good was shot and killed ....

Jan 8, 2026

Are ICE agents considered federal law enforcement officers under U.S. law?

Yes: under U.S. law ICE is a federal law enforcement agency and many ICE personnel are sworn federal law enforcement officers with statutory authorities; however, ICE officers are not the same as loca...

Jan 16, 2026

Did ice tear gas a van with 6 month old baby in Minneapolis

Multiple news outlets report that a Minneapolis family says federal agents deployed tear gas and flash‑bang grenades near their van during clashes on January 14, and three children—including a 6‑month...

Jan 11, 2026

How did the deportation policies of Barack Obama compare to those of Donald Trump?

Barack Obama presided over higher aggregate removals and ran a tiered prioritization system that officially focused on national-security threats, serious criminals and recent border crossers , while D...

Jan 16, 2026

What primary documents are acceptable proof of U.S. citizenship for REAL ID?

Federal REAL ID rules require applicants to prove identity, date of birth, Social Security number, two proofs of residence, and lawful status; for U.S. citizens that lawful-status requirement is satis...

Oct 27, 2025

What is the total number of ICE agents in 2025?

The most consistent, recent official figure is that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) employs , but that total is not a precise count of sworn deportation agents and varies by source and ...

Jan 13, 2026

How many ICE agents have been killed in 2025

The available reporting indicates that no U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were killed in 2025; coverage from investigative outlets and advocacy groups documents multiple civilian...

Oct 27, 2025

What is the demographic breakdown of ICE agents by ethnicity and gender in 2025?

The available materials do not provide a definitive, up-to-date ; multiple recent news and agency summaries repeatedly note hiring surges and training changes without publishing granular diversity sta...