Overview

• DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said her department is working with the Justice Department to determine if CNN can be prosecuted for actively encouraging evasion of law enforcement through its ICEBlock segment.
• Attorney General Pam Bondi warned app developer Joshua Aaron that the DOJ is “looking at him,” asserting his tool’s warnings to users are not protected speech.
• ICE acting director Todd Lyons called CNN’s report “reckless and irresponsible,” arguing it paints a target on officers facing a 500% increase in assaults.
• White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt condemned the network’s coverage as an incitement of violence against federal agents tracking immigration cases.
• CNN defended its segment as lawful reporting on a publicly available tool and noted it reached out to ICE for comment before airing the story.