Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE)

US ICE official who worked at private prison firm will be agency's new acting head

"Dave Venturella will serve as acting ICE director following Todd Lyons' departure," the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, said in a statement.

Masked law enforcement officers, including HSI and ICE agents, walk into an immigration court in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., May 21, 2025.
Donald Trump holds Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' hand as they speak with the media at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport on the day of the opening of a temporary migrant detention center informally known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in Ochopee, Florida, US, July 1, 2025.

Florida plans to close 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center - report

ICE Homeland Security Investigations agents and US Marshals arrest Yechiel Yehoshua Farkas, former Bnei Brak principal, in Lakewood, New Jersey, April 30, 2026.

Former Bnei Brak principal wanted in Israel for sex crimes against children arrested by ICE

  ICE agents patrol around BWI Airport on March 30, 2026 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Family seized again after court-ordered release in Colorado immigration case


Are ICE actions in Minneapolis killing support for Republicans in the US? - opinion

Trump's handling of immigration problems is hurting him among his own supporters, which could reverberate in November’s midterm elections.

Federal agents stand behind police tape as people gather near the site where a man identified as Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 24, 2026.

‘Anne Frank was in Amsterdam legally,’ Trump antisemitism envoy says refuting Walz’s ICE comparison

He was responding to Walz's saying, “We have got children in Minnesota hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside. Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank.”

Donald Trump and Yehuda Kaploun light a candle during an Oct. 7 remembrance event at the Trump National Doral Golf Club in Doral, Florida on Oct. 07, 2024.

One in critical condition, US Border Patrol agent involved in shooting in Arizona

The FBI said it was investigating an alleged assault on a federal officer near the town of Arivaca in Arizona, about 10 miles from the US-Mexico border, adding that a subject was taken into custody.

A Stryker platoon is stationed near the fence at the southern US border with Mexico, in Douglas, Arizona, on April 3, 2025.

US to send ICE agents to support security at Winter Olympics, stirring anger in Italy

The left-leaning mayor of Milan, one of the cities co-hosting the Olympics, called ICE "a militia that kills."

General view of the Olympic rings covered in snow ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, January 26, 2026.

How Trump's handling of Minnesota's crisis may influence Iran tensions - analysis

The administration’s focus on Minnesota and its reversal of some policies there may have ramifications for US foreign policy. First of all, it has shifted the White House’s focus.

US President Donald Trump visits a Ford production center in Dearborn, Michigan, US, January 13, 2026.

Trump's immigration policy approval drops to record low, poll finds

Just 39% of Americans approve of the job US President Donald Trump is doing on immigration, down from 41% earlier this month, while 53% disapprove, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.

US President Donald Trump seen in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 14, 2026

What does ICE have in common with Israel? - opinion

Critics of ICE and Israel have recast lawful defense as brutality, using emotionally charged images to shift sympathy away from the criminals.

An immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent raises a finger moments after detaining a man during an immigration raid, on Sunday in Minneapolis.

Trump defends ICE, blames ‘Democrat chaos’ for Minneapolis shooting

“In the five Republican run States... ICE has arrested 150,245 criminal illegal aliens over the past year, with ZERO protests, riots, or chaos," Trump said.

US President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. participate in a roundtable on rural health, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 16, 2026.

Federal officials dig in on Minneapolis shooting narrative despite video evidence

The Trump administration argued that Alex Pretti, the second shooting death by federal officers in Minneapolis this month, assaulted officers, compelling them to fire in self-defense.

Demonstrators carry signs condemning Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) near the site where a man identified as Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 24, 2026.

The West is weaponizing immigration - and Jews can recognize the pattern - opinion

When governments hemorrhage money through corruption and incompetence, they cut security budgets, outsource protection, and leave minority communities to defend themselves. Jewish centers hire guard

People march in the street during a protest against increased immigration enforcement, after Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot in Minneapolis by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, in Seattle, Washington, US January 11, 2026.