Overview
- Acting Director Todd Lyons said agents wear masks to shield themselves and their families from doxxing and death threats.
- ICE is averaging about 1,600 arrests per day and has been ordered to raise its daily target to at least 3,000.
- A May sweep in Massachusetts led to the detention of 1,461 immigrants, including 790 with criminal records and 277 previously ordered removed.
- The Department of Homeland Security quietly removed its published list of sanctuary jurisdictions following widespread criticism.
- Conservative commentators such as Bill Kristol argue that the masks serve as intimidation rather than genuine safety measures.