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Former ICE acting director John Sandweg, who served under President Obama, says , and multiple recent reports indicate mask-wearing by ICE became prominent in 2025 rather than during the Obama-era rai...
The available reporting indicates that U.S. federal officials have said , with amounts reported up to $50,000; those statements were made publicly by Department of Homeland Security and ICE officials ...
The central factual difference reported in the available analyses is that ICE practices on face coverings shifted from a posture of operational allowance under the Trump-era leadership to a flashpoint...
ICE and its defenders say agents have increasingly worn masks to protect officers’ identities and shield their families from doxxing, threats and, in some instances, follow‑home harassment and explici...
A federal judge in has concluded that people detained by have been denied required hearings and ordered ICE’s acting director to appear in court to explain why he should not be held in contempt, signa...
The Director is the agency's senior official responsible for overall operations, policy and strategic direction and reports to the , while Executive Associate Directors (EADs) run large, mission-speci...
A flurry of reporting and a recent federal decision have focused attention on an internal memorandum that instructs officers they may execute to arrest people in their homes without obtaining a separa...
Masked ICE operations became a prominent feature of public reporting during the Trump years and surged again under the Trump 2025 administration, with multiple rights groups, news outlets, and legal o...
Multiple investigations and oversight actions into ICE conduct were active in late 2025: congressional inquiries and subcommittee reports are probing ICE tactics and detentions while the agency’s own ...