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US First Lady Melania Trump blasts 'lies' linking her to Epstein
US First Lady Melania Trump made a surprise statement on Thursday denying any knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse, or that she herself was a victim of the convicted sex offender. The 55-year-old's rare on-camera remarks at the White House came out of the blue, in an extraordinary intervention in a scandal that has long haunted her husband President Donald Trump. "The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today," she said. "The individuals lying about me are devoid of ethical standards, humility and respect." Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. It was not clear why the Slovenian-born former model decided to give the public statement, and she did not detail any specific allegations about her and the late, convicted sex offender. Melania and Donald Trump had previously been photographed with Epstein, but she said that she had met her husband independently two years prior to meeting Epstein. "I am not Epstein's victim. Epstein did not introduce me to Donald Trump," Melania Trump said. She said "fake images and statements about Epstein and me" had been circulating on social media "for years now. Be cautious about what you believe: these images and stories are completely false." The first lady also urged Congress to hold a public hearing for survivors of Epstein's abuse to "give these victims their opportunity to testify under oath." But some Epstein survivors and their families, including the brother of Epstein's main accuser Virginia Giuffre, called the speech a "deflection of responsibility." "First Lady Melania Trump is now shifting the burden onto survivors under political conditions that protect those with power" including "the Trump Administration, which has still not fully complied with the Epstein Files Transparency Act," according to a joint statement posted on social media. Two of Epstein's accusers, sisters Maria and Annie Farmer told US media in a separate statement: "We can't speak for other survivors, but what we want is accountability, transparency and justice." The sisters called for the release of "the remaining records held by the Department of Justice — including my complete FBI records from 1996." Epstein died in federal custody in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges involving minors, but the scandal has repeatedly overshadowed Trump's second presidency. 'Epstein's abuse' The US Justice Department has over the past year released huge tranches of files related to Epstein. Trump, 79, has also denied any link to Epstein's crimes. One widely-seen picture in the files showed Donald and Melania Trump at their Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida along with Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. "I have never had any knowledge of Epstein's abuse of his victims. I was never involved in any capacity. I was not a participant. Was never on Epstein's plane, and never visited his private island," Melania Trump said. "I have never been legally accused or convicted of a crime in connection with Epstein sex trafficking, abuse of minors and other repulsive behavior." Democrat Suhas Subramanyam, who sits on the congressional committee probing Epstein, called on Melania Trump to "testify under oath." Speculation ran riot on social media about why the US first lady had decided to put the Epstein scandal back in the headlines after weeks of relative quiet. It comes just two days after her husband announced a ceasefire in the US-Israeli war on Iran, which critics say has left the crucial Strait of Hormuz still largely shuttered by Tehran. Melania Trump has long been an elusive and often mysterious presence at the White House, who only rarely gives public remarks of the kind she delivered on Thursday. Donald Trump told MS Now that he didn't "know anything about" the statement ahead of time. The last time the first lady was seen with her husband was at an Easter Egg Roll with hundreds of children on Monday. Trump fires Pam Bondi as US attorney general 'I saw nothing': Bill Clinton denies wrongdoing at grilling probe on Epstein ties
ICE arrested more than 800 people after tips from US airport security agency
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested more than 800 people following tips shared by federal airport security officials from the start of Donald Trump's presidency through February 2026, internal ICE data reviewed by Reuters show, a figure far above what was previously publicly known. The leads came from the Transportation Security Administration, which supplied ICE with records on more than 31,000 travellers for possible immigration enforcement, the data showed. Reuters could not determine how many arrests took place inside airports, although the TSA tips would mainly be useful in determining when a person would be travelling. ICE and TSA are part of the US Department of Homeland Security. The agencies have historically shared information related to national security threats, but they began focusing on routine immigration arrests last year as part of Trump’s mass deportation effort. TSA programme designed to counter terrorism The 31,000 traveler records were gathered by TSA's Secure Flight Program, which was created in 2007 to allow the agency to review passenger information for people who may be on US government watchlists. The program was intended as a counter-terrorism measure, not to track down immigration offenders, according to the regulation outlining its purpose. DHS did not respond to questions about TSA providing passenger information to ICE, but said that under Trump, TSA "is pursuing solutions that improve resiliency, security, and efficiency across our entire system." Figures for arrests and traveller records that TSA shared with ICE before Trump's current term were unavailable. US airports and immigration enforcement have been at the centre of a partisan funding fight since mid-February, when Democrats refused to support additional money for the Republican president’s immigration crackdown without reforms to scale back aggressive tactics. The standoff blocked the passage of a bill to fund DHS, which caused TSA security officers to miss at least two full paychecks. After some unpaid TSA officers began calling in sick, Trump deployed ICE officers to more than a dozen airports in March to aid security efforts. Democrats have criticized the deployment and called on the Trump administration to remove them. A group of more than 40 Democrats in the US House of Representatives wrote in a letter to recently installed Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin last week that ICE officers “will cause confusion and fear" if allowed to remain in airports. Reports of unexpected airport arrests Several cases of ICE officers arresting travelers in U.S. airports have sparked backlash. ICE officers detained a college student traveling from Boston to Texas to celebrate Thanksgiving in November and arrested a sobbing mother at San Francisco International Airport the day before Trump’s airport deployment began. DHS defended both arrests and said they were subject to final orders of removal. Reuters spoke with three immigration attorneys who said they were familiar with cases of people without legal immigration status being arrested in airports. The cases included an Irish couple who had lived in the US for more than two decades and were detained last summer by immigration authorities in front of their children when trying to fly from Florida to New York after a vacation, Christina Canty, one of the lawyers, said. The parents — who had pending applications for permanent residency - were deported and left their two young children, ages 7 and 10, with adult siblings in the US, Canty said. In another case, a Chinese woman with a final order of removal who was seeking permanent residence was detained by ICE last year at the Atlanta airport en route to Philadelphia, one of the attorneys said. Trump deploys ICE agents to 'assist TSA' at US airportsTrump says Muslim lawmakers Omar, Tlaib should 'go back to where they came from'
ICE arrested more than 800 people after tips from US airport security agency
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested more than 800 people following tips shared by federal airport security officials from the start of Donald Trump's presidency through February 2026, internal ICE data reviewed by Reuters show, a figure far above what was previously publicly known. The leads came from the Transportation Security Administration, which supplied ICE with records on more than 31,000 travellers for possible immigration enforcement, the data showed. Reuters could not determine how many arrests took place inside airports, although the TSA tips would mainly be useful in determining when a person would be travelling. ICE and TSA are part of the US Department of Homeland Security. The agencies have historically shared information related to national security threats, but they began focusing on routine immigration arrests last year as part of Trump’s mass deportation effort. TSA programme designed to counter terrorism The 31,000 traveler records were gathered by TSA's Secure Flight Program, which was created in 2007 to allow the agency to review passenger information for people who may be on US government watchlists. The program was intended as a counter-terrorism measure, not to track down immigration offenders, according to the regulation outlining its purpose. DHS did not respond to questions about TSA providing passenger information to ICE, but said that under Trump, TSA "is pursuing solutions that improve resiliency, security, and efficiency across our entire system." Figures for arrests and traveller records that TSA shared with ICE before Trump's current term were unavailable. US airports and immigration enforcement have been at the centre of a partisan funding fight since mid-February, when Democrats refused to support additional money for the Republican president’s immigration crackdown without reforms to scale back aggressive tactics. The standoff blocked the passage of a bill to fund DHS, which caused TSA security officers to miss at least two full paychecks. After some unpaid TSA officers began calling in sick, Trump deployed ICE officers to more than a dozen airports in March to aid security efforts. Democrats have criticized the deployment and called on the Trump administration to remove them. A group of more than 40 Democrats in the US House of Representatives wrote in a letter to recently installed Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin last week that ICE officers “will cause confusion and fear" if allowed to remain in airports. Reports of unexpected airport arrests Several cases of ICE officers arresting travelers in U.S. airports have sparked backlash. ICE officers detained a college student traveling from Boston to Texas to celebrate Thanksgiving in November and arrested a sobbing mother at San Francisco International Airport the day before Trump’s airport deployment began. DHS defended both arrests and said they were subject to final orders of removal. Reuters spoke with three immigration attorneys who said they were familiar with cases of people without legal immigration status being arrested in airports. The cases included an Irish couple who had lived in the US for more than two decades and were detained last summer by immigration authorities in front of their children when trying to fly from Florida to New York after a vacation, Christina Canty, one of the lawyers, said. The parents — who had pending applications for permanent residency - were deported and left their two young children, ages 7 and 10, with adult siblings in the US, Canty said. In another case, a Chinese woman with a final order of removal who was seeking permanent residence was detained by ICE last year at the Atlanta airport en route to Philadelphia, one of the attorneys said. Trump deploys ICE agents to 'assist TSA' at US airportsTrump says Muslim lawmakers Omar, Tlaib should 'go back to where they came from'