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An ICE agent stands alongside a long line of travelers waiting to pass through a TSA Checkpoint at the Philadelphia International Airport on March 28, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)

ICE credits technology, data-sharing for exceeding arrest goals

The Department of Homeland Security unit increased its annual target of arrests of individuals with criminal history or pending charges after more than doubling its 2025 goal.
A group of ICE agents walk around Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on March 25, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. The travel disruptions continue as hundreds of TSA agents quit or work without pay during a partial government shutdown. U.S. President Donald Trump said ICE agents will be deployed to U.S. airports on Monday, with border czar Tom Homan in charge of the effort.(Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)

TSA official blames shutdown for stalled tech efforts, praises ICE for airport assists

The acting director said the DHS funding lapse has delayed IT projects and led to ICE performing ID verification tasks.
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Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, speaks at a Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) press conference in Washington D.C., on Feb. 7, 2025. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

House Democrats question DHS, ICE use of surveillance tech

More than a dozen lawmakers sent a letter to the law enforcement agency, inquiring about policies for the collection and analysis of cellphone data.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Joseph Edlow, and Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Todd Lyons watch a video clip during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Feb. 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Department of Homeland Security has faced criticism over law enforcement tactics targeting undocumented immigrants and the killing of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Acting ICE director denies existence of database tracking US citizens

Despite reports to the contrary, Todd Lyons said the agency is not surveilling American citizens or building a database of detractors.
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