Immigration agents will arrest anyone they find in the country illegally, even if they lack a criminal record, acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said in an exclusive CBS News interview.

Another factor: When ICE tries to open new detention centers near big cities, the agency is often met with resistance from immigrant rights activists and residents with "not in my backyard" arguments.

ICE arrested Jose Madrid Reyes, a Salvadoran national accused of stalking a U.S. official, and he remains in custody pending deportation despite a criminal history since 2006.

A Quinnipiac University poll showed voters disapproved of how ICE was enforcing immigration laws, 57% to 39%. ICE’s numbers on immigration were even slightly worse than Trump’s.

ICE on track for most deportations since Obama years Halfway into President Trump's first year back in office, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency spearheading his crackdown on ...

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. ICE occupies an exalted place in President Donald Trump’s hierarchy of law enforcement.

ICE isn’t offering more, or at least much more, than it has over the years they’ve chosen not to join. One likely reason for this hesitancy is that many of them have safer, better-paying jobs.

Acting ICE director Todd Lyons reported an 830% increase in assaults on officers, blaming rhetoric from "elected officials" as President Donald Trump's deportation campaign expands.

ICE is offering a signing bonus of $10,000 upon returning to service; another $10,000 bonus for those who apply by Aug. 1; and annual $10,000 bonuses, for up to three years, for those who take ...

The federal government should prohibit the wearing of masks by ICE agents and require them to properly identify themselves.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting Director Todd Lyons said agents can continue to use masks in the field, even as the agency has increasingly come under fire for moves… ...

A rumor that circulated online in July 2025 claimed U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said, "ICE agents are not racist. They don't care if you're black, brown, yellow or ...