The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) criticizes MSNBC’s “MS NOW” after the network highlights an activist group involved in “ICE Watch,” which trains volunteers to monitor federal immigration enforcement activities. Fox News and the New York Post both report that DHS publicly pushed back over the segment and its framing.
Both outlets describe the dispute as centered on how the group is presented on air and the group’s broader organizing activities. In the coverage cited, the host characterizes the “ICE Watch” effort in terms of being “anti-authoritarian,” and both outlets say DHS disputes that portrayal. They also report that the activism group is shifting its attention toward election-related engagement, which DHS cites as part of its concern.
While the two outlets differ in emphasis—one foregrounding DHS’s criticism of the show’s host and the other focusing on the election-related shift—both present the same core sequence: a televised segment promotes the activist group’s work, and DHS responds with condemnation of MS NOW’s treatment of the organization.
