Homeland Security Department

• Police Chiefs Fume at ICE Tactics Across Cities - Many police departments adopted major changes after civilian killings. Now, police chiefs worry ICE is ignoring those lessons and setting back efforts to improve public trust.
• Shooting Aftermath Leaves Homeland Security Department in Turmoil - As officials point fingers in the wake of Alex Pretti’s death at the hands of federal agents, concerns grow about the agency’s future.
• Trump and Schumer Move Toward Possible Deal to Avert a Shutdown - The president and the top Senate Democrat were discussing an agreement to split off homeland security funding from a broader spending package and negotiate new limits on immigration agents.
• America at a Boiling Point: From ICE Protests to an Attack on Rep. Omar - An attack at a town hall in Minneapolis, amid a surge in threats against lawmakers, was the latest sign of the fraying of the nation’s political fabric.
• Republicans Gave ICE a Slush Fund. Democrats Want to Limit It. - The sweeping domestic policy law that Republicans muscled through Congress last year made ICE the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency in the country, with no strings attached.
• D.H.S. Review Does Not Say Pretti Brandished Gun, As Noem Claimed - An initial report from an internal agency watchdog says the Minneapolis man was shot by law enforcement after resisting arrest, but makes no mention of the allegations leveled by a Trump administration official.
• Judge Temporarily Blocks Deportation of 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE in Minnesota - An image of the boy, wearing a Spider-Man backpack as he was detained by federal agents, became a symbol of the immigration crackdown in Minnesota.
• Body Cam Video Related to the Shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis Is Being Reviewed - The Department of Homeland Security said body camera footage, taken from multiple angles, was being examined, as local officials sought to ensure evidence was preserved.
• How The New York Times Investigated Videos of ICE Agents Killing Alex Pretti - Using more than a dozen videos related to the shooting of Alex Pretti, The Times worked to establish what is called ground truth: what happened, how it happened and who might be responsible.
• They ‘Had Done Everything Right.’ ICE Detained Them Anyway. - Dozens of refugees with valid status have been sent from Minnesota to Texas to be revetted, prompting a lawsuit. Those released have had to pay their way back.