DHS Launches Major ICE Recruitment Drive With $50,000 Signing Bonuses to Combat Illegal Immigration

Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) supported this position, asserting that inadequate identification protocols have “created confusion, stoked fear, and undermined public trust in law enforcement.”

Security Concerns Drive Equipment Policies

DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin strongly contested Democratic arguments, citing significant safety concerns facing federal agents. Officers are experiencing a “nearly 700 percent increase in assaults,” according to McLaughlin, with some personnel and their families becoming targets for harassment, and violence.

“While ICE officers are being assaulted by rioters and having rocks and Molotov cocktails thrown at them, and our CBP officers are being shot, Sanctuary politicians like Alex Padilla and Cory Booker are trying to outlaw officers wearing masks to protect themselves from being doxed and targeted by known and suspected terrorists,” McLaughlin stated in her response.

The protective equipment, including face coverings, serves as a critical safety measure reducing risks to federal personnel operating in increasingly hostile environments.