DHS disputes New York Times report on FBI investigating ICE agents
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The Department of Homeland Security and the New York Times are at loggerheads after the agency was accused of “inaccurate” reporting alleging that federal agents across the country were told the FBI would not investigate run-ins with ICE officers.
“This is FALSE,” DHS posted on social media. “The relationship with DHS,” the agency said. [the Justice Department] investigation of assaults on federal officers has NOT changed and [the FBI] “We will continue to investigate in accordance with agency policy.”
“This administration has made clear that anyone who attacks law enforcement will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” DHS added.
In response, New York Times spokeswoman Danielle Rhoades Ha said she stood by the outlet reporting“We are confident that our reporting revealing that Federal agents in the country have been told in recent days that the FBI will no longer investigate conflicts with immigration agents is accurate,” Fox News Digital told Fox News Digital.
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FBI investigators were working the scene of an alleged ICE shooting in Biddeford, Maine, on July 13, 2026, an official said. One person was killed in a shooting involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Maine on Monday, an official said. The incident comes after an ICE agent shot and killed a Mexican man during an operation in Houston, Texas, last week. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images)
Rhoades Ha pointed out that the news “included a joint statement from the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security denying that such an amendment would become law.”
The publication reported that federal agents across the country have been told in recent days that the FBI will no longer investigate clashes with immigration agents; these cases, The New York Times wrote, “provide evidence that can be used to prosecute Department of Homeland Security agents involved in sometimes violent encounters.”
If such a policy were enacted, The Times wrote, it would “sharply limit law enforcement scrutiny of immigration officials” and “effectively allow the agency to investigate itself.”
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Anti-ICE protesters attend a memorial service for a man killed in a shooting involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on July 13, 2026, in Biddeford, Maine. The victim was identified as 26-year-old Colombian Joan Sebastian Guerrero. (Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)
The publication added that this comes as the Trump administration “faces increasing criticism over murders at the hands of federal officials.”
ICE officers were involved in two fatal shootings this month in Maine and Texas. This led to renewed protests against immigration enforcement operations. Meanwhile, DHS noted that attacks on on-duty federal law enforcement officers have increased significantly.
In response to The New York Times, DHS and DOJ doubled down that the report is categorically false and that the relationship between the two agencies has not changed.
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The victim of a fatal shooting involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents is seen at the scene near the car he was driving when agents shot through the windshield on July 13, 2026, in Biddeford, Maine. (Portland Press Herald via Gregory Rec/Getty Images)
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In a joint DHS-DOJ statement shared with Fox News Digital, the agencies reaffirmed that they are “partners in solving crime and upholding the rule of law while ensuring the safety and security of American communities.”
