Greg Bovino Loses His Job  —  Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role as Border Patrol “commander at large” and will return to his former job in El Centro, California, where he is expected to retire soon, according to a DHS official and two people with knowledge of the change.

Morale is plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports  —  While immigration officers support the Trump administration's goal of deporting undocumented migrants, many of them have grown ‘disillusioned’ with leadership's tactics, according to reports

Shootings Pose a Hard Question for the Right: Who's a Conservative, Really?  —  Republicans wrestle with Trump administration positions that seem to contradict their beliefs on gun rights, states' rights and limited use of federal power.  —  Representative Randy Fine, a hard-right Republican from Florida …

The dam is breaking on Republicans questioning Trump's DHS  —  After lockstep unity on immigration for the first year of Trump 2.0, a growing number of Republican lawmakers are calling for investigations and testimony from top Trump officials after the deadly shooting of Alex Pretti.

Trump, Bondi statements fuel legal case against Minnesota surge … Menendez declined to rule on the matter immediately and seemed to agonize over how to draw a line between legitimate federal law enforcement and an unconstitutional incursion on Minnesota's sovereignty.

A Failure In Plain Sight  —  Who, if anyone, will acknowledge the obvious, and do something about it?  —  ∙ Paid  —  Here's the roll call for the Friday House vote to fund the Department of Homeland Security.  —  Look closely and you'll notice something telling.

Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti  —  “In my opinion ICE are the bad guys.  I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.  —  After federal agents shot and killed Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti on Saturday …

Woman shot by Border Patrol in Chicago asks judge to let her release evidence  —  Marimar Martinez is blocked from releasing evidence in her case by what's known as a “protective order.”  Though standard, her attorney says it's “become an albatross” around her neck and “keeps the entire country in the dark.”

FBI investigating Minnesota Signal chats tracking ICE, Patel says  —  The statement from FBI Director Kash Patel comes after right-wing media figures said they joined the chats and claimed participants were obstructing law enforcement.  —  Listen to this article with a free account

‘The Superhuman President’ … When I arrived at the Oval Office in December to talk to Donald Trump about his health, the president was standing next to a couple of men clutching pieces of paper labeled TALKING POINTS.  —  “These are two doctors,” Trump told me before I could ask a question.

Minnesota Vikings Radio Broadcaster Taking Leave of Absence After Mocking ICE Protestors  —  On Monday, Paul Allen apologized for what he called a “cheap one-liner” in which he called protestors “paid” and wondered aloud if they would get “hazard pay” to be out in inclement weather

Treasury Cancels Contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton  —  WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced the cancelation of all contracts with consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton.  The Treasury Department currently has 31 separate contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton …

Rand Paul summons Trump immigration officials to testify after Minneapolis shooting  —  Sen. Rand Paul, chair of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, called on three top immigration enforcement officials to testify before his panel in the wake of Saturday's killing of a Minneapolis man by federal agents.

House Democrats to investigate Kristi Noem with eye on impeachment push  —  Unlike a typical congressional impeachment inquiry, Democrats plan to conduct their investigation without Republicans.  —  House Democrats are set to open an investigation into Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem …

Trump's immigration approval drops to record low, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  —  American approval of U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policy fell to its lowest level since his return to the White House in a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, with a majority of Americans saying his crackdown on immigration has gone too far.