October 18, 2025
Former ICE Chief Slams ‘Heavy-Handed’ Immigration Crackdown and Masked Agents
Ex-ICE Boss John Sandweg Warns of “Unprecedented” Immigration Crackdowns and Says Agents Hiding Behind Masks Undermine Trust A former director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has broken his silence over what he describes as the “unprecedented” and “heavy-handed” tactics now being used by the agency he once led. John Sandweg, who ran ICE from 2013 to 2014 under the Obama administration, voiced concern that the agency’s current approach has veered away from what he calls professionalism and integrity — citing mass arrests, masked agents, and diminished transparency as troubling signs of change. In an interview first reported by











