Overview
- Top ICE, CBP and USCIS leaders declined to discuss the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, citing active probes, while defending the expansion of enforcement operations.
- House Democrats warned they will block DHS appropriations without statutory curbs on tactics, setting up a Friday deadline that officials said could hinder security functions across agencies such as TSA, FEMA and the Coast Guard.
- Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said more than 3,000 ICE officers now wear body cameras with 6,000 more being deployed, CBP has about 10,000 in use, and he pledged to release Minneapolis footage; Democrats pressed for a mask ban, limits on roving patrols, stricter warrant rules and an enforceable code of conduct.
- Lyons reported 379,000 ICE arrests and more than 475,000 removals over the past year and vowed to continue the campaign, as Republicans praised the results and highlighted rising threats to agents, with some members urging restraint from premature judgments.
- Operational shifts include new leadership in Minnesota with Tom Homan taking charge and a reported de‑escalation there, while accounts from a mid‑October operation in Wilder, Idaho described more than 100 arrests and at least 75 deportations, underscoring broader community impacts.