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immigration and customs enforcement
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ICE moves to equip officers with electric-shock gloves under $20m procurement plan
ICE plans to spend up to $20 million on electric-shock gloves as civil-rights groups question safeguards, training and use during arrests.
ICE airport arrests raise alarm as TSA passenger data powers immigration crackdown
ICE airport arrests are increasing as TSA passenger data helps agents target visa overstayers and travelers with pending immigration cases.
ICE vetting review after Maine shooting puts Trump hiring surge under scrutiny
A deadly Maine shooting is testing whether ICE’s rapid hiring surge weakened officer vetting, training, body-camera use and accountability.
Why a federal judge just dealt Trump’s ICE crackdown a major setback
A federal court ruling on ICE courthouse arrests could reshape Trump’s immigration enforcement strategy, detention policy and due process fights
Why the United States House immigration bill strengthens Donald Trump’s enforcement agenda
Trump now has immigration money through 2029. Congress has funded enforcement, but the harder fight over oversight is only beginning.
Newark ICE detention protests trigger curfew as Delaney Hall hunger strike fuels clashes
A hunger strike inside Delaney Hall is now a street crisis. Newark’s curfew tests protest rights, policing and immigration detention.
Trump proposes largest military budget in US history at $1.5tn for fiscal 2027
The White House has proposed $1.5 trillion in defense spending for fiscal 2027, the largest military budget request in US history, as the country remains at war with Iran.
DHS shutdown set to drag on as House sends Senate a bill Democrats vow to block
The US House passed a 60-day DHS funding bill on 28 March 2026, but Senate Democrats declared it dead on arrival as Congress left for a two-week recess with no deal in sight.
Trump orders DHS to pay TSA workers as partial government shutdown sets new record
Trump announced an executive order directing DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin to immediately pay TSA officers as the partial shutdown passed 40 days with no deal in sight.
Trump escalates DHS standoff with ICE airport threat ahead of Monday deadline
Trump threatens ICE deployment at US airports as TSA staffing shortages worsen during the DHS shutdown's sixth week. Democrats block funding for the fifth time.