The White House’s Aliens.gov Site Brags That ICE Arrested More Than 700 US Citizens

The website, which compares human beings to extraterrestrials, touts arrest numbers from the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown. But some of its details are really out there...

Anti-ICE Site GTFO ICE Accused of Exposing Data of 17,000+ Activists

An anti-ICE website, GTFO ICE, linked to Miles Taylor, is accused of exposing the personal details of 17,662 activists, sparking concerns that the data may have reached government agencies...

ICE Uses Graphite Spyware

ICE has admitted that it uses spyware from the Israeli company Graphite...

It Takes 2 Minutes to Hack the EU’s New Age-Verification App

Plus: Major data breaches at a gym chain and hotel giant, a disruptive DDoS attack against Bluesky, dubious ICE hires, and more...

Unmasking the Paramilitary Agents Behind Trump’s Violent Immigration Crackdown

A WIRED analysis of DHS records identified dozens of specialized federal agents who used force against US civilians during the largest known deployment of its kind in US history...

‘Get Down! Get Down! They’re Gonna See Us!’: Six Months of Hiding From ICE

A family in Chicago has been terrified to leave their apartment. Agents could be anywhere...

ICE Is Paying Salaries and More for This Town’s Entire Police Force

Under a Homeland Security program, police departments around the US are signing up to assist in immigration enforcement. The cops of Carroll, New Hampshire, are going all in—and they’re likely not alone...

The Controversies Finally Caught Up to Kristi Noem

Donald Trump said he would replace the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Noem’s tenure was marked by aggressive anti-immigration tactics and ICE and CBP’s killing of two US protesters...

What can’t you say on TikTok?

This week on the Lock and Code podcast … A funny thing happened on TikTok last month, and it has brought allegations of censorship, manipulation, and control. It was the week of January 22, and after a long legal battle, TikTok had finally—for the first time in its company history—moved its...

Metadata Exposes Authors of ICE’s ‘Mega’ Detention Center Plans

Comments and other data left on a PDF detailing Homeland Security’s proposal to build “mega” detention and processing centers reveal the personnel involved in its creation...

ICE Agent’s ‘Dragging’ Case May Help Expose Evidence in Renee Good Shooting

The government has withheld details of the investigation of Renee Good’s killing—but an unrelated case involving the ICE agent who shot her could force new revelations...

The Paramilitary ICE and CBP Units at the Center of Minnesota's Killings

Two agents involved in the shooting deaths of US citizens in Minneapolis are reportedly part of highly militarized DHS units whose extreme tactics are generally reserved for war zones...

How to Film ICE

Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact...

TikTok’s privacy update mentions immigration status. Here’s why.

In 2026, could any five words be more chilling than “We’re changing our privacy terms?” The timing could not have been worse for TikTok US when it sent millions of US users a mandatory privacy pop-up on January 22. The message forced users to accept updated terms if they wanted to keep using the...

ICE Pretends It’s a Military Force. Its Tactics Would Get Real Soldiers Killed

WIRED asked an active military officer to break down immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis and elsewhere...

ICE Is Using Palantir’s AI Tools to Sort Through Tips

ICE has been using an AI-powered Palantir system to summarize tips sent to its tip line since last spring, according to a newly released Homeland Security document...

Here’s the Company That Sold DHS ICE’s Notorious Face Recognition App

Immigration agents have used Mobile Fortify to scan the faces of countless people in the US—including many citizens...

ICE Asks Companies About ‘Ad Tech and Big Data’ Tools It Could Use in Investigations

A new federal filing from ICE demonstrates how commercial tools are increasingly being considered by the government for law enforcement and surveillance...

US Judge Rules ICE Raids Require Judicial Warrants, Contradicting Secret ICE Memo

The ruling in federal court in Minnesota lands as Immigration and Customs Enforcement faces scrutiny over an internal memo claiming judge-signed warrants aren’t needed to enter homes without consent...

ICE Agents Are ‘Doxing’ Themselves

The alleged risks of being publicly identified have not stopped DHS and ICE employees from creating profiles on LinkedIn, even as Kristi Noem threatens to treat revealing agents’ identities as a crime...