Schumer attacked funding for ICE and Border Patrol, and Mullin answered with a sharp Fox News rebuke that pushed the Senate feud into full public view.
Todd Lyons will leave his role as acting ICE director on May 31, after nearly 20 years with the agency. DHS says he is headed to the private sector while the search for a replacement remains open.
A Fairfax County high school case ended with nine guilty verdicts after parents said girls had been reporting hallway groping for months. The sentencing comes next, along with more questions about why school safety systems always seem to wake up after the alarms have already gone off.
Brianna Keilar challenged Rep. Eric Swalwell on why Democrats were blocking full DHS funding, and the exchange quickly turned into a familiar Washington blame game.
CNN said Atlanta airport wait times dropped from hours to under 40 minutes after ICE agents and extra police showed up. The episode showed how fast a shutdown can turn a routine security line into a public nuisance with a press pass.
A British man deported from the U.S. says he accepts responsibility and backs stronger enforcement. He describes his arrest, three weeks in a county jail, and a flight to London. His blunt take pokes at bureaucracy, activist interference, and the media spin around immigration.
Rep. Ilhan Omar told a town hall that talk of abolishing ICE has grown into talk of dismantling the Department of Homeland Security. That is a big policy shift with many practical questions most headlines skip.
A federal appeals court has blocked California’s law that banned federal agents from covering their faces and required badge display. The DOJ won a wider stay while the case moves to argument.