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February 20, 2026
Kristi Noem tightens her grip on the Department of Homeland Security
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has upended DHS staffing in her first year, pairing high-level leadership ousters with a growing staff exodus.Why it matters: Multiple reports describe a cul...
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February 14, 2026
5 of the most-botched deportations of Trump 2.0
The Department of Homeland Security is rushing to fulfill President Trump's mass deportation goals, and its haste has led to high-profile deportation screwups.Why it matters: The high-visibility en...
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February 13, 2026
ICE reveals $38B plan for immigrant mega-jails
ICE is preparing to spend $38 billion this year on a "new detention center model" holding nearly 100,000 people.Why it matters: Expanding immigration detention is a major part of the deportation pi...
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February 10, 2026
ICE director grilled over Trump's immigration crackdown
President Trump's top immigration enforcement officials on Tuesday defended their officers before a House panel whose members grilled the officials on their agencies' heavy-handed tactics.Why it ma...
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February 3, 2026
Scoop: 200 miles of Trump's border wall held up by Noem's DHS
Multiple segments of border wall construction are being held up by lack of final sign-off from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Axios has learned from two sources familiar with the delays.W...
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February 1, 2026
Resistance erupts over ICE's warehouse buying spree
A massive buyer has entered the market for commercial warehouses, sparking furious local protests:The Department of Homeland Security has scouted dozens of locations to retrofit into ICE detention ...
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January 25, 2026
Trump officials stick "terrorist" label on Americans killed by DHS
For the second time in less than a month, President Trump's top officials rushed to declare that a U.S. citizen killed by U.S. immigration agents was a "domestic terrorist."Why it matters: The Trum...
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January 23, 2026
ICE's detention of 5-year-old child puts new focus on Trump team's tactics
ICE agents' detention of a 5-year-old boy in Minneapolis this week has inflamed an already tense debate over immigration authorities' tactics — and put a spotlight on the unknown number of children...
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January 22, 2026
The new American immigration system: 5 biggest changes
In just one year, President Trump has blocked millions of immigrants from entry, tightened rules that penalize people who might need government assistance, and revoked protections for immigrants al...
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January 20, 2026
Trump's "roving patrols" are closing in on Americans
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is going all-in to defend immigration officers who've detained U.S. citizens, even as the number of incidents continues to rise. Why it matters: The governme...
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January 15, 2026
Trump's mass deportations are in big trouble
Support for President Trump's immigration crackdown is unraveling quickly and reviving Democratic opposition on an issue that helped decide the last election.Why it matters: Border chaos under form...
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January 10, 2026
Feds bashed for "shocking" lockdown of Minneapolis ICE shooting probe
Former prosecutors and criminal defense attorneys are alarmed by the Trump administration's "highly unusual" decision to kick local investigators off the probe into the deadly ICE shooting in Minne...
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January 8, 2026
What DHS' own rules say on the deadly ICE shooting in Minneapolis
Just hours after an ICE agent fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the ICE officer "did exactly what he was taught to do." Why it ...
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January 8, 2026
These are the DHS officer-involved shootings in Trump's second term
There have been at least seven officer-involved shootings, two of them fatal, since President Trump surged Homeland Security agents in city-by-city operations in early 2025.The big picture: ICE's p...
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January 6, 2026
600,000 Venezuelans face U.S. deportation after Maduro raid
Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans are being encouraged to go home or face deportation following the U.S. operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.Why it matters: Venezuelan immig...
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January 5, 2026
Lawsuit challenges Trump's authority on immigration pause
Almost two hundred people are suing the Trump administration over its decision to pause immigration casework from passport holders on the travel ban list.Why it matters: Hundreds of thousands of pe...
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January 2, 2026
DHS hypes worksite enforcement as fraud allegations rip through Minnesota
ICE is putting worksite enforcement on the front-burner amid viral uproar over fraud allegations at government-funded child care centers in Minnesota.Why it matters: Throughout 2025, the administra...
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December 23, 2025
ICE traps immigrants at green card interviews
ICE has turned green card interviews into nightmares for some families, as immigrants leave in handcuffs instead of with paths to legal status.Why it matters: For years, people felt safe showing up...
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December 19, 2025
Trump's new crackdown: Collective punishment for legal immigrants
President Trump's overnight crackdown on diversity visas is the latest use of his 2025 strategy to scale down legal immigration.Why it matters: The Trump administration is leveraging collective pun...
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December 11, 2025
Inside Kristi Noem's bitter feud with Trump's border czar
The acrimony is so deep between President Trump's border czar and his homeland security secretary that the two officials barely speak to or meet with each other, insiders tell Axios.Why it matters:...
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December 10, 2025
Trump brings legal immigration to a screeching halt
President Trump promised the most deportations in decades to reverse illegal immigration. But the system for legal immigration is also buckling under his pressure.In just the last few weeks, the Tr...
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December 6, 2025
Sanctuary cities 2.0: Mayors fight back against Trump's ICE raids
Mayors and local officials aren't just criticizing ICE raids in their cities: They're making life harder for federal law enforcement, while being careful not to go over the line.Why it matters: The...
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December 4, 2025
New data: ICE arrests surge as agency chases Trump quota
Data: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via UC Berkeley; (Note: Arrests were counted even if they did not lead to detainment; Multiple arrests of the same individual were counted separately)...
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December 2, 2025
ICE coming for Minneapolis after Trump targets Somalis
The Department of Homeland Security is planning to shift its attention to Minnesota as part of its nationwide immigration crackdown, Secretary Kristi Noem said in a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. Why ...
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December 1, 2025
What to know about the new TSA Real ID fee and when it starts
Travelers without a Real ID will soon face a $45 fee to fly domestically, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced on Monday.Why it matters: The new charge is more than double wha...
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November 29, 2025
Why local police officers are helping Trump with ICE raids
Data: ICE; Map: Erin Davis/Axios VisualsThe Trump administration doesn't have the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to meet its deportation goals. But it's placed a huge bet that th...
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