John Sandweg
John Sandweg served as the director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during the Obama administration from 2009 to 2017. He has expertise in immigration policy and law enforcement, and he has expressed concerns about the impact of expanded arrest campaigns on undocumented immigrants, particularly those without criminal records.
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John Sandweg served as acting ICE director during the Obama administration and commented on the challenges of identifying serious criminals.
Exclusive: DHS admits ‘worst of the worst’ immigrants website had errors
United States· 2026-02-20
John Sandweg, who served as an acting director of ICE under President Barack Obama, said the practice of entering homes without a judicial warrant would be a significant departure from decades-old ICE policies and procedures.
Videos From Minnesota Show How Aggressive ICE Has Gotten During Arrests and Encounters With ProtestersUnited States· 2026-01-24
Former Acting ICE Director John Sandweg reacted to the FBI's investigation into an ICE agent.
President Trump: ‘I don’t care about the Nobel Prize’United States· 2026-01-20
Former Acting ICE Director John Sandweg reacted to the investigation into ICE.
Danish MP: If Trump invades Greenland, ‘it would be a war’United States· 2026-01-20
John Sandweg criticized Kristi Noem's interpretation of Renee Nicole Good's shooting as undermining the investigation.
Jutarnji list - Bijelom kućom se širi panika, glavni krivac je 'ICE Barbie': 'Ne vidim kako se izvući iz ovoga!'
Croatia· 2026-01-11
John Sandweg, former acting director of ICE under President Barack Obama, told CNN in August that it was 'incredibly dangerous' for the officers to make arrests without clearly identifying themselves.
Trump administration sues to stop California’s law enforcement mask banUnited States· 2025-11-18
John Sandweg criticized the actions of the agency in Quiñonez's case, suggesting they violated common sense.
Agentes de imigração prendem homem durante operação em Los Angeles e levam filha pequena dele; vídeo
Brazil· 2025-11-08
John Sandweg, former acting director of ICE, criticized the aggressive tactics used by immigration agents.
ICE is using aggressive tactics to bolster arrests, experts say. The government says agents are being smearedUnited States· 2025-10-16
Former acting ICE Director John Sandweg says the debate isn’t about whether AI can be useful, but how it’s deployed.
How the Trump administration is using AI to ramp up immigration enforcementUnited States· 2025-09-22
John Sandweg is the former acting director of ICE under President Barack Obama.
ICE’s tactics: Masked agents and public arrestsUnited States· 2025-08-25
John Sandweg, a former acting director for ICE, commented on the nature of the recent attacks as political violence.
Fireworks, flashlights and snipers: Attacks on immigration facilities put law enforcement on edgeUnited States· 2025-07-26
Sandweg was the acting director of ICE during the Obama Administration.
EEUU destina millones a ICE para ampliar redadas y detenciones de migrantes
Honduras· 2025-07-18
John Sandweg, a former acting director of ICE, emphasized the importance of information sharing for safety.
Los Angeles officials say ICE keeps them in the dark on raids. That hurts protest response, police sayUnited States· 2025-06-10
John Sandweg, former acting ICE director under the Obama administration, commented on the bizarre nature of arresting people at an immigration court.
ICE targets migrants for arrest at courthouses as Trump administration intensifies deportation pushUnited States· 2025-06-02
John Sandweg, former head of ICE during the Obama administration, stated that initial background checks on Chinese students could be completed through existing software.
美國務院內部對簽證新猷感混亂 官員：逐一排查與中共聯繫學生不可行 - 20250531 - 國際 - 每日明報
Hong Kong· 2025-05-30
John Sandweg is the former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and former acting general counsel of the Department of Homeland Security.
Authority of federal agents wearing masks when arresting students under scrutiny, amid warnings the tactic will be normalizedUnited States· 2025-04-08
John Sandweg, former director of ICE during Barack Obama's presidency, discusses the implications of Trump's immigration policies.
¿Por qué las cifras de Donald Trump que marcan récord de arrestos contra inmigrantes pueden estar infladas?
Colombia· 2025-03-14
