US homeland security secretary Kristi Noem is facing new pressure as funding for the agency responsible for Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is set to lapse following a public backlash to its aggressive actions.

The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials and tech workers said.

Funding for the Department of Homeland Security is set to lapse as lawmakers remain deadlocked over restrictions on immigration enforcement, likely triggering a partial shutdown that could disrupt TSA and FEMA operations.

The Department of Homeland Security plans to occupy a facility in Romulus near the Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Mayor Robert McCraight said.

During the first week of February, a letter to business owners purporting to be from the Department of Homeland Security circulated on social media nationwide and was even posted in some shops.

A shutdown of the federal Department of Homeland Security looked almost certain to start this weekend as talks to rein in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown faltered.

A young aide behind social posts that echoed white supremacist messaging will help run social media for the much larger Homeland Security Department.

Meanwhile, key senators say they won't support a short-term spending bill to avoid a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security this weekend.