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


Trump ends protection for Somalis in Minnesota claiming 'gangs terrorizing people'

This comes after several Republican lawmakers shared reports that fraud in Minnesota assisted the Al-Shabaab militant group in Somalia.

US President Donald Trump speaks inside the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, DC, November 12, 2025

'Post' columnist detained by ICE, in danger of execution if returned to Iran - opinion

Erfan Fard, a prominent Middle East and security analyst, was detained by ICE and awaits a decision from the US Immigration Headquarters on whether he will be deported to Iran

Erfan Fard, US resident and Jerusalem Post columnist

Eswatini received $5.1 million to accept US deportees, minister says

Eswatini is among several African nations that agreed to receive third-country deportees as part of President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.

Protesters hold placards as lead applicant and lawyer Mzwandile Masuku addresses them outside the court, after today's hearing was postponed, in Mbabane, Eswatini, August 22, 2025.

Tennessee state judge blocks National Guard deployment to Memphis amid 130 arrests in Charlotte

A Tennessee judge has blocked Governor Bill Lee's National Guard deployment to Memphis, citing concerns over its legality under state law.

Memphis Safe Task Force, a multi-agency initiative, with members of the National Guard, and agents from over 13 federal agencies patrol on Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee, US, October 31, 2025.

DHS conducts immigration raids in Charlotte as crackdown expands

DHS, which oversees US Customs and Border Protection, did not provide details on the operation, including how many law enforcement officers took part or the number of people detained.

 An Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agent prepares to arrest alleged undocumented immigrants in Salem, Mass., June 19, 2018.

Four dead, four hospitalized after suspected migrant boat capsizes near San Diego, Coast Guard says

In addition to the eight casualties, one person was taken into custody by the US Border Patrol, the Coast Guard said.

A vessel which capsized off the coast, prompting a search for its missing occupants, lies on a beach in Imperial Beach, California, US, November 14, 2025.

US hires 50,000 federal workers under Trump, boosting immigration roles

The majority of the new employees are working at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

 An Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agent prepares to arrest alleged undocumented immigrants in Salem, Mass., June 19, 2018.

US detains anti-Zionist British commentator Sami Hamdi amid national speaking tour

"Those who support terrorism and undermine American national security will not be allowed to work or visit this country," wrote a DHS spokesperon regarding his arrest.

Sami Hamdi, the Editor-in-Chief of the International Interest.

Man seeking refugee status in Canada claims he was arrested by ICE after mistakenly entering US

After crossing the border, Shahriar said he approached an immigration official for support but was quickly detained.

 An ICE agent in Los Angeles, June 2025; illustrative.

Man seeks to restore US status after ICE officers mistake opium perfume for drugs

Indian national Kapil Raghu spent a month in an immigration facility after authorities confused a bottle of Opium perfume with drugs.

A woman talks to law enforcement officers during a standoff with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and federal officers in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 4, 2025.