Overview

• Rep. Tony Gonzales cited a 1,000% increase in attacks on ICE agents during his Face the Nation appearance and called criticism of officers unfair.
• He advocated prioritizing the "worst of the worst" violent offenders in deportations to balance security and due process.
• ICE has launched a massive recruitment drive to fill 10,000 vacancies and has received nearly 100,000 applications after removing its age cap for enlistees.
• Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem criticized Chicago for honoring only 8% of 1,664 ICE detainer requests, leading to widespread releases of undocumented immigrants.
• Gonzales said there possibly should be limits on detaining immigrant children to ensure family unity and adherence to legal standards.