Immigration and Customs Enforcement
ICE Doesn’t Want the Public to See What Happens in Its Detention Centers
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) often uses secrecy to conceal its own shortcomings. The latest example of the agency’s elusive behavior came this week, as ICE restricted lawmakers’ access to Delaney Hall, a detention center in Newark, New Jersey. ICE turned away the New Jersey governor and others… Read More
Illinois Commission Finds Federal Misconduct During Operation Midway Blitz
The Illinois Accountability Commission, the first state effort to investigate federal immigration enforcement misconduct, recently released its long-awaited report that creates a public record of the actions taken by federal immigration agents during Operation Midway Blitz. The operation saw thousands of federal agents target the Chicago area in late… Read More
Senate Pushes Ahead with $70 Billion More for ICE and CBP, Excluding Accountability Measures
This week, Congress moved closer to advancing legislation that would add about $70 billion in funding to immigration enforcement agencies through 2029, which is in addition to the $170 billion already provided last year. If enacted, the proposal would mark yet another circumvention of the regular… Read More
50 Days Until the World Cup: Travel Bans, ICE, and Iran Cause Uncertainty for Players and Fans
The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off in exactly 50 days when Mexico takes on South Africa in Mexico City, one of 16 host cities across Mexico, the United States, and Canada. For the 78 games being played in the U.S. — three-quarters of all the tournament’s matches — several… Read More
New ICE Arrest Statistics Shed Light on Who the Agency is Targeting in American Communities
President Donald Trump came into office with a promise to carry out mass deportations, with the aim to hit one million deportations per year. While he often claims his administration focuses on “the worst of the worst,” new ICE data released by U.C. Berkeley’s Deportation Data Project reveals the full… Read More
ICE’s Private Bounty Hunters Use AI to Track Immigrants
The federal government’s hunt for immigrants is ramping up. Each month, private contractors receive tens of thousands of names from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and are asked to locate those individuals as quickly as possible so that ICE can conduct targeted enforcement operations to arrest and detain those… Read More
More Sunshine Is Needed on Immigration Agencies
Legal filings recently revealed that the federal agency that runs immigration courts has just two attorneys responsible for processing complex public records requests. Two lawyers to handle requests for information about a system that decides the fate of hundreds of thousands of immigrants every year. This revelation should come… Read More
What A DHS Funding Deal Should Include
As the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown stretches into its 40th day, the pressure to reach a funding agreement is intensifying. Airport security lines are growing longer and thousands of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel have missed paychecks. With new DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin stepping in to lead… Read More
ICE’s Warehouse Purchases Herald New Model for Immigration Detention
In July 2025, Congress did something unprecedented: it gave U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) a total of $45 billion dollars to be spent on immigration detention, more than a decade of normal funding in one big pot of cash. Now ICE’s ultimate plan for that funding has become clear… Read More
6 Deaths in ICE Custody and 2 Fatal Shootings: A Horrific Start to 2026
January 2026 saw a shocking number of deaths tied to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This includes fatalities inside immigration detention centers as well as deadly shootings involving ICE agents in public spaces. The deaths of eight people last month come on top of a record number of people… Read More
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