Tricia McLaughlin (spokeswoman)

Tricia McLaughlin (born 1994 or 1995) is an American spokeswoman who served as assistant secretary for public affairs in the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) during the first year of the second Donald Trump administration. She became the face and voice of the administration's immigration enforcement policies.

McLaughlin was prominent as a vocal defender of the second Trump administration's immigration enforcement policies. In her statements, she defended the killings of US citizens by immigration enforcement officers, made assertions that were contradicted by evidence or statements by local officials, and accused federal judges who issued rulings unfavorable to the administration of incompetence and malfeasance.

McLaughlin held roles in both the first and second Trump administrations.