factually
Index/Topics/Congressional Pressure on ICE

Congressional Pressure on ICE

Congressional pressure on Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Fact-Checks

4 results
Jan 19, 2026
Most Viewed

How did other major platforms handle ICE recruitment ads in 2025 and what payments were reported?

Major platforms hosted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recruitment ads across streaming and social channels throughout 2025 as part of a wide federal hiring push; several outlets report...

Jan 18, 2026
Most Viewed

How many of ICE’s 12,000 new hires were made specifically using direct‑hire authority versus other hiring authorities?

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it hired roughly 12,000 additional officers and agents in under a year, and the agency received direct‑hire authority (DHA) from OPM to accelerate recruit...

Feb 4, 2026

How did Obama determine who was deported

The administration determined who was deported by adopting a tiered enforcement-priority system—crafted through internal memoranda and executive actions—that focused federal resources on national-secu...

Jan 10, 2026

What federal investigations or DOJ probes are underway into ICE use-of-force complaints in 2025?

Federal criminal probes into use-of-force complaints involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement in 2025 were limited but active in select, high-profile cases, with the FBI leading investigations in...