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Katherine Pompilio @katherinepomps.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Make my boss dye his hair red ‼️(and support THREE great causes) www.dogshirtdaily.com/p/a-victory-...
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A Victory and a Challenge
Can you make me join the Dyed Red Hair Club?
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 11/09/2026
On Lawfare Daily, @katherinepomps.bsky.social sat down with @juliacurlee.bsky.social, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social, @nkorpett.bsky.social, @lorenvoss.bsky.social, and @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org to talk about how Sept. 11 shaped the U.S. national security apparatus. youtu.be/U_Vi9uPt28E
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 18/08/2026
Julia Curlee was the first CIA officer to transition openly and keep working at the agency. The Trump White House needed her—until her identity became public. She recounts her time in service in The Atlantic’s October issue: theatln.tc/siKCHgiR
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Katherine Pompilio @katherinepomps.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
My grandfather could have gotten hurt. @itaairwayscom.bsky.social canceled our flight, put him in the wrong terminal in 100-degree heat with no wheelchair, and when I asked for help their staff told me to wait because ‘other people had flights to catch.’ Here’s what I sent them. #ITAAirways #EU261
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
And don’t forget to check out the @nytimes.com piece about @katherinepomps.bsky.social’s report (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/u...
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Granted Clemency by Trump, Scores of Jan. 6 Rioters Have Been Accused of New Crimes
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Tyler McBrien @tylermcbrien.com · 04/06/2026
Read @lukebroadwater.bsky.social's @nytimes.com coverage of @lawfaremedia.org's Jan. 6 clemency study here: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/u...
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Granted Clemency by Trump, Scores of Jan. 6 Rioters Have Been Accused of New Crimes
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Katherine Pompilio @katherinepomps.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
NEW: I found that at least 97 of the more than 1,500 individuals granted clemency by President Trump for their roles in the January 6 Capitol attack have been arrested for, or convicted of crimes separate from Jan. 6 since their participation in the riot. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
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The Jan. 6 Pardons: How Many Clemency Recipients Have Faced Other Charges?
The real count is much higher than the public knew.
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Holly Berkley Fletcher @hollybfletcher.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
@lawfaremedia.org @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org @katherinepomps.bsky.social has found 3x the number of recidivists than previously reported www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
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The Jan. 6 Pardons: How Many Clemency Recipients Have Faced Other Charges?
The real count is much higher than the public knew.
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Michael Feinberg @michael-feinberg.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
A tip of the hat to @katherinepomps.bsky.social, who has managed to produce the definitive account and tracker of January 6th offenders’ criminal activities post-pardons.
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The Jan. 6 Pardons: How Many Clemency Recipients Have Faced Other Charges?
The real count is much higher than the public knew.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
NEWS: A @lawfaremedia.org report finds that *97* Jan. 6ers who received clemency for their role in the attack were arrested, charged, or convicted of subsequent crimes—a number much higher than previously reported. Incredible work by @katherinepomps.bsky.social www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
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The Jan. 6 Pardons: How Many Clemency Recipients Have Faced Other Charges?
The real count is much higher than the public knew.
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 04/06/2026
NEW: @katherinepomps.bsky.social has compiled the most comprehensive study currently available of the crimes alleged against Jan. 6 pardonees in the years since their prosecutions for the insurrection. View the database:
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The Jan. 6 Pardons: How Many Clemency Recipients Have Faced Other Charges?
The real count is much higher than the public knew.
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Tyler McBrien @tylermcbrien.com · 04/06/2026
NEW: A stunning new project from @lawfaremedia.org's @katherinepomps.bsky.social finds that 97 Jan. 6ers who received clemency for their role in the Capitol riot then got arrested, charged, and/or convicted with subsequent crimes—a number much higher than previously reported.
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 11/05/2026
Creating tools you can use to stay informed doesn’t happen by accident. They're built—and sustained—by people who support it: lawfaremedia.org/support
I am an editor at Lawfare, but you may know me better from my work
tracking government non-compliance with federal court orders in immigration habeas corpus proceedings. This work is only possible because of our supporters. Consider donating today.

-Katherine Pompilio
Lawfare Associate Editor

www.lawfaremedia.org/support
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 29/04/2026
Today, we’re launching a 5-week effort to sustain Lawfare’s independent analysis. Lawfare is built on one idea: reliable, expert analysis delivered at the pace of news—without a paywall. That only works because of our supporters. Become a $10/month supporter at lawfaremedia.org/support.
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
To learn more on this issue see my @lawfaremedia.org piece, written when DOJ was a mere 0 for 3 in the courts on this issue. They've subsequently lost 2 more, with about 25 cases still pending. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
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Katherine Pompilio @katherinepomps.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
"Respondents' counsel does not contend he could not comply with the Court's order but rather, that he had higher priorities. Thus, Respondents' counsel's noncompliance in this matter, and in others, demonstrates an unwillingness—not an inability—to adhere to basic procedural requirements."
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 09/04/2026
On Lawfare Daily, @mollyroberts.bsky.social and @katherinepomps.bsky.social discussed Lawfare’s new interactive tracker, which documents instances in which the Trump administration has failed to comply with federal court orders in immigration habeas corpus proceedings. youtu.be/0Ww1zbVAHP0
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Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 08/04/2026
@katherinepomps.bsky.social and I made a bot. Every time she adds a case to our habeas non-compliance tracker, the bot will send it out. It's going to be a busy bot over the next few days.
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Michael Feinberg @michael-feinberg.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I think that this effort, by @katherinepomps.bsky.social and @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, will prove to be one of the more consequential analyses conducted during the first two years of this administration. Its findings are incredibly alarming, but they can be addressed.
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Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 07/04/2026
The Situation, April 7, 2026 www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
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The Situation: But Wait! There’s More!
Just when you thought you had your hands around the problem of the government violating court orders.
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Katherine Pompilio @katherinepomps.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
We added 56 cases to this. Today. And we’re working on uncovering more.
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 04/04/2026
ICYMI: Watch @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @annabower.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, @katherinepomps.bsky.social and @mollyroberts.bsky.social discuss Lawfare’s new database of government non-compliance, Pam Bondi being fired as AG, and more.
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Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, April 3
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Free Law Project ⚖ @free.law · 04/04/2026
Proud to support this!
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
“Three Hundred Habeas Cases in Which the Government Has Defied Court Orders” An extraordinary database of non-compliance, from @katherinepomps.bsky.social and @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org for @lawfaremedia.org. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/thre...
LAWFARE INSTITUTE
•HABEAS NON-COMPLIANCE TRACKER
Government Contempt & Non-Compliance
300 documented instances of government noncompliance with federal court orders in immigration habeas cases, with links to the specific filings and orders.
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DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
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DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
This is an incredible resource if you're following the ongoing immigration habeas disaster
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Kate Klonick @klonick.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
This is an _incredible_ resource and I'm so happy to be working at a place that does such valuable work. Bravo @katherinepomps.bsky.social and @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org !!
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Katherine Pompilio @katherinepomps.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
We just published an interactive database of 300 immigration habeas cases in which the government failed to comply with court orders. The project documents patterns—not anecdotes—of noncompliance across jurisdictions. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/thre...
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Three Hundred Habeas Cases in Which the Government Has Defied Court Orders
A database of non-compliance with court orders around the country.
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
300 habeas cases in which the govt has violated court orders. An interactive database, by @katherinepomps.bsky.social & @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org of @lawfaremedia.org www.lawfaremedia.org/article/thre...
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Three Hundred Habeas Cases in Which the Government Has Defied Court Orders
A database of non-compliance with court orders around the country.
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Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 03/04/2026
If you value this sort of work: www.lawfaremedia.org/support
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Support Lawfare
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Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 03/04/2026
Pleased to roll out this project that @katherinepomps.bsky.social and I have been working on for some time: A database of 300 immigration habeas cases in which the government has violated court orders: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/thre...
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Three Hundred Habeas Cases in Which the Government Has Defied Court Orders
A database of non-compliance with court orders around the country.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 31/03/2026
NEW: Under AG Pam Bondi, the DOJ has dropped 23,000 criminal cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — while prosecuting 32,000 new immigration cases in just the first six months of Trump’s second term.
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Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration
Under Attorney General Pam Bondi, the DOJ abandoned a record number of cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — in just the first six months of Presi...
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 26/02/2026
In The Situation, @katherinepomps.bsky.social and @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org highlight statements from federal district judges addressing the Justice Department’s failures to comply with judicial orders in habeas corpus cases.
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The Situation: What Federal Judges Are Saying
Selected quotations from recent federal court orders.
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Jessica Lussenhop @jlussenhop.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Remember that midnight raid in Chicago supposedly to arrest Tren del Aragua members? Newly revealed court docs show that the raid was facilitated by the building owners who are now accused of using the raid to evict tenants. DHS never mentions TDA in their filings: www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building
The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about “ille...
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🧅🥯 @nationalsliker.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Unbelievable
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 24/01/2026
Two different agents are visibly firing their guns, with at least 10 shots being heard in total. Most of them are fired after a brief delay, when the man is already lying motionless on the ground. The current videos of the shooting only show these two agents with guns drawn.
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 13/01/2026
Today, the Justice Department released a redacted memo laying out the purported legal justifications for the Trump administration’s military operation in Venezuela and removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Read the memo, from @katherinepomps.bsky.social.
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Trump Administration Releases Legal Opinion on Maduro Capture, Attacks on Venezuela
The Justice Department’s heavily redacted memo argues U.S. military actions in Venezuela are consistent with domestic and international law.
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 12/01/2026
"Let’s start with the title: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy.” Yep. Seems appropriate. No notes." @katherinepomps.bsky.social and @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org look for areas of agreement with the White House's account of the Jan 6 Capitol Riot.
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The Situation: We Agree
Finding points of common ground on Jan. 6 with the White House
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 07/01/2026
Today's Lawfare Daily is a Jan. 5 livestream where @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @annabower.bsky.social, @sranderson.bsky.social, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social, and @katherinepomps.bsky.social discussed the arraignment of Nicolás Maduro, and more.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
How many DEA agents does it take to arraign an abducted Venezuelan dictator (and his wife)? My Lawfare colleague @katherinepomps.bsky.social braved the weather and The Line to find out. Read the details in her dispatch from Maduro’s arraignment, out now: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/me-c...
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‘Me Considero Prisionero de Guerra’: Maduro Arraigned in Federal Court
A dispatch from the Jan. 5 hearing in the Southern District of New York.
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Katherine Pompilio @katherinepomps.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
I spent the day covering Nicolás Maduro’s first court appearance in SDNY. What happened inside, beyond the headlines: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/me-c...
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‘Me Considero Prisionero de Guerra’: Maduro Arraigned in Federal Court
A dispatch from the Jan. 5 hearing in the Southern District of New York.
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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Artist: Christine Cornell Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores make their first appearance in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday on federal drug and weapons charges. Both pleaded not guilty to all charges.
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Katherine Pompilio @katherinepomps.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Just got out of the Maduro arraignment and settled at a coffee shop. Here's what you need to know:
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Katherine Pompilio @katherinepomps.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
help I have yet to see anyone older than me
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 26/11/2025
In The Situation, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org and @katherinepomps.bsky.social create a choose-your-own-adventure game for Lindsey Halligan which reflects all the many, many ways she can lose the James Comey case if reinstated.
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The Situation: You Get To Play Lindsey Halligan’s Hand
She made her bed. Now you get to lie in it.
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Katherine Pompilio @katherinepomps.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style. Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
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@BillMelugin_
BREAKING: Per four senior DHS & Trump admin sources, a mass removal of ICE leadership around the country is underway, with up to 12 ICE field office chiefs being removed & reassigned in an effort to increase deportation numbers. I'm told the move is spearheaded by Corey Lewandowski, and a handful of the ICE Chiefs will likely be replaced by Border Patrol & CBP officials, some of whom will be hand-picked by aggressive & controversial Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino. I'm told some of the ICE leadership removed from their positions include the ICE Field Office Directors in:

- Los Angeles
- Phoenix
- Philadelphia
- Denver
- El Paso
- San Diego
- Seattle/Portland
- New Orleans

Border Patrol officials taking over ICE leadership positions would be extremely significant, as Border Patrol and ICE do different things, and I've done numerous ride-alongs/embeds with both.Generally speaking, ICE typically conducts very targeted operations, largely going after criminal illegal aliens or those with deportation orders, but almost always knowing who they are targeting for arrest, often conducting surveillance to learn their schedules before and waiting hours before arresting them if needed.

Border Patrol, under Trump 2.0, while sometimes doing their own targeted operations, has been extremely aggressive and has been at the forefront of some of the most controversial immigration enforcement operations we've seen so far, carrying out roving patrols in Los Angeles, Chicago, etc, often at Home Depot, car washes, flea markets etc, leading to a handful of federal judges around the country issuing injunctions against them. A majority of the viral videos you see online are Border Patrol agents, including the use of a Trojan horse style Penske moving truck at a Los Angeles Home Depot, an operation organized by Bovino. 

ICE often gets blamed for what Border Patrol does, as the media and activists often cannot tell the difference between federal agents, and everyone is called "ICE". I'm told there are growing concerns about the political and PR fallout associated with some of the roving patrols Border Patrol is conducting as lawsuits continue to stack up and mid-terms approach next year. I'm told there is significant friction within different wings of DHS and the administration, with Border Czar Tom Homan & ICE Director Todd Lyons preferring to prioritize targeting criminal aliens & the "worst of the worst" or those with deportation orders, while DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, and BP Commander Bovino prefer to use aggressive tactics to arrest anyone in the US illegally, including but not limited to criminals, to ramp up deportation numbers and achieve President Trump's promises of mass deportations. 

I am hearing from both sides of this friction.

One senior DHS official tells me:

"ICE started with the worst of the worst, knowing every target they are hitting, but since Border Patrol started in LA in June, we've (DHS) lost our focus, going too hard, too fast, with limited prioritization. It's getting numbers, but at what cost?".

Border Patrol agents I've talked to defend their tactics, with one telling me:

"What did everyone think mass deportations meant? Only the worst? Tom Homan has said it himself, anyone in the US illegally is on the table."It's quite a situation, as both sides of this are on the same team, with the same end goals, but different perspectives on how to get there. 

Another DHS official confirmed the personnel changes to me on deep background, adding that the moves are based on performance and doing what is needed to achieve the best results. 

Official statement to 
@FoxNews
 via 
@TriciaOhio
:

"While we have no personnel changes to announce at this time, the Trump Administration remains laser focused on delivering results and removing violent criminal illegal aliens from this country."
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Katherine Pompilio @katherinepomps.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
My 86 yr old Papa. Let’s go!!! #NoKings
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Michael Feinberg @michael-feinberg.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
If a Hatch Act violation takes place in a forest, but the Office of Special Counsel is vacant, did the violation actually occur?
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