Homeland Security Chief Plans ‘Significant Changes’ to ICE as Deportations, Arrests Plunge

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before a Senate panel in Washington on May 26, 2021. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

The head of the Department of Homeland Secretary (DHS) is planning to make major adjustments to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the agency’s arm in charge of immigration enforcement.

Alejandro Mayorkas, the DHS chief, said he’s in the midst of a review of ICE and expects to make “significant changes” when he’s done.