Overview
- A 233-page ruling by U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis deemed DHS evidence “simply not credible” and identified Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino as unreliable after he admitted lying about a tear-gas incident.
- DHS data analyzed by TRAC show ICE arrests of people without convictions or pending charges rose from 842 on Dec. 1, 2024, to 21,892 by Nov. 30, 2025.
- ICE released Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales after 25 days in custody when her lawyers presented evidence indicating she is a U.S. citizen.
- The Justice Department dropped charges against Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ruiz, whose arrests DHS had described as an attempted ambush and “domestic terrorism.”
- Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin labeled a Cato chart based on DHS records as “made up” and later narrowed a claim that ICE does not arrest U.S. citizens after reporting showed more than 170 citizens had been detained.