Trump just decided ICE has been too nice

Federal agents arrive at the Dirksen Federal Building to pick up US Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino after his hearing at federal court in Chicago, Illinois, on October 28, 2025. | Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty To many progressives, ICE — Immigration and Customs Enforcement — is synonymous with President Donald Trump’s brutal and cruel immigration regime. But to hardliners in the Trump administration bent on carrying out mass deportation, ICE has actually been something of a disappointment.  So they’re increasingly turning to another agency that they view as willi