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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Police officers stand guard in front of an Eastern Airlines plane carrying Venezuelan migrants repatriated from the US after landing at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, on Dec. 3, 2025. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP via Getty Images)

Lawmakers sound alarm on ICE ‘ghost flights,’ missing aviation data

The 32-member group called for clarity on the DHS unit’s use of the Limiting Aircraft Data Displayed program and additional data-suppression methods.
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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