Overview
- McLaughlin plans to leave next week after serving as the department’s chief spokesperson during the immigration crackdown, with deputy Lauren Bis set to take over and Katie Zacharia joining the communications team.
- White House border czar Tom Homan says a small temporary security force will remain in Minnesota while Operation Metro Surge concludes and federal personnel are redeployed.
- The FBI is investigating the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during immigration-related encounters in Minneapolis.
- A partial shutdown affecting parts of DHS continues as Democrats press for limits on ICE tactics, while ICE and CBP operations proceed under separate funding.
- Homan left open future ICE deployments to other sanctuary cities, saying decisions would depend on local cooperation and conditions on the ground.