The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials and tech workers said.

A bitterly divided Washington is headed for its third government funding lapse of President Donald Trump’s second term — this time, a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security over the issue of federal immigration enforcement.

Democratic leaders a say White House proposal doesn't make the grade as they demand new restrictions on ICE and threaten a shutdown of the Homeland Security Department.

Another shutdown for parts of the federal government is expected this weekend. Funding for the Department of Homeland Security is set to expire Saturday as lawmakers debate new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the controversial government agency known as ICE, will play a “key part” in the 2026 World Cup’s “overall security apparatus,” its acting director said Tuesday. And as his comments spread through soccer circles, via media, they reinforced concerns — but also got misrepresented and misunderstood.

A deal to reform the administration's immigration enforcement operation has remained elusive, making another partial government shutdown likely.

“This individual is NOT an ICE employee or contractor," a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told Newsweek.

Congressional leaders said Tuesday that a deal was still possible with the White House on Homeland Security Department funding before it expires this weekend.