Minnesota prosecutors investigate ICE agents for potential kidnapping and false imprisonment after a U.S. citizen was detained in his underwear during Operation Metro Surge.
Noem’s former deputy Troy Edgar returns as DHS second-in-command after Trump withdraws his ambassador nomination, never having officially resigned the role.
Texas Gov. Abbott threatens to cut $110 million in public safety grants to Houston after City Council votes to limit police cooperation with ICE.
FBI arrests California man shot seven times by ICE immediately upon hospital discharge while he was still unable to sit up, his attorney says.
ICE detains second Venezuelan doctor in South Texas in a week, separating an ER physician with a valid work permit from her 5-year-old U.S. citizen daughter.
Trump administration fires two immigration judges who blocked deportations of pro-Palestinian students Rumeysa Ozturk and Mohsen Mahdawi.
FAA reverses course and approves military use of high-energy anti-drone lasers in U.S. airspace, two months after shutting down border flights over safety concerns.
Surprise congressional visit finds Arizona ICE holding facility packed to five times its 157-person capacity, with detainees sleeping on concrete floors for days.
Federal grand jury subpoenas Reddit to unmask anonymous user who criticized ICE online after the agency’s earlier court attempt to identify them failed.
Trump DOJ settles predatory lending case against Texas developer without compensating victims, redirecting $20 million to immigration enforcement instead.
Immigration appeals board denies Mahmoud Khalil’s bid to dismiss deportation case, moving the former Columbia protest leader closer to re-arrest.
Judge rules Harvard scientist’s visa was unlawfully canceled after she spent a year in immigration detention over biological samples from her cancer research.
Minnesota school districts ask federal judge to restore immigration enforcement limits near schools after ICE operations drove attendance down 40%.
Wife of U.S. Army staff sergeant released from immigration detention after being arrested while registering for military benefits at a Louisiana base.
Environmental groups ask appeals court to reinstate order closing an immigration detention center built in the Florida Everglades after state received $608 million in federal funding.
Trump administration tells judge it still plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia despite a new agreement with Costa Rica, because the U.S. spent “political capital” negotiating with the West African nation.
ICE agents shoot and critically wound a man on his way to work in California after claiming he is an 18th Street Gang member wanted in El Salvador, a charge his family and attorney deny.
Florida’s wildlife police are searching thousands of license plate cameras nationwide for ICE despite Flock’s public claims it doesn’t share data with immigration agents.
Minneapolis releases video of January ICE shooting that contradicts federal agents’ sworn account of the incident
New DHS Secretary Mullin floats pulling customs officers from airports in sanctuary cities, a move that would cancel international flights to major hubs.
Congo becomes at least the eighth African nation to accept U.S. deportees under third-country deals that have cost $40 million for roughly 300 migrants.
Family says 3-year-old immigrant girl suffered sexual abuse in government foster care during five months of detention her father spent trying to get her released.
Rubio revokes green cards of slain Iranian commander Soleimani’s niece and grand-niece living in Los Angeles, both now in ICE custody.
CBP facility gate codes and security procedures appear to have leaked via public Quizlet flashcards found through basic Google searches.
Federal judge rules Trump’s mandatory detention policy violates federal law, allowing up to 60 immigration detainees per week in Nevada to seek bond.
Georgia lawmakers pass bill letting property owners sue local governments for not enforcing homeless encampment bans and immigration cooperation laws.
WIRED investigation identifies dozens of masked Border Patrol paramilitary agents responsible for 144 uses of force against civilians in Chicago, the largest such deployment in U.S. history.
House adjourns without voting on Senate-passed bill to end the 47-day DHS shutdown, with 61,000 TSA workers still unpaid.
ICE detains the president of Wisconsin’s largest Islamic organization, a 32-year legal resident, over decades-old Israeli conviction from his teenage years.
Federal inspection finds 49 deficiencies at Camp East Montana, the nation’s largest detention facility, where three migrants have died since mid-December.
Twenty-two states accuse ICE of pulling Medicaid data on citizens and legal residents in violation of a court order limiting what the agency could access.
Coroner rules Rohingya refugee’s death a homicide after Border Patrol dropped him at a closed coffee shop in freezing Buffalo and he died of hypothermia five days later.
Federal judge finds Border Patrol defied her orders by using identical boilerplate forms to justify detaining 12 day laborers at a Sacramento Home Depot.
Supreme Court majority signals opposition to Trump’s birthright citizenship order as he becomes the first sitting president to attend oral arguments.
Trump’s Justice Department quietly dropped 23,000 criminal investigations in six months, including terrorism and fraud cases, to shift resources to immigration prosecutions, ProPublica finds.
Trump plans to attend Supreme Court oral arguments on his birthright citizenship order Wednesday, the first sitting president on record to personally view high court proceedings.
Trump-appointed judge rules HUD unlawfully rewrote $75 million homeless housing grant criteria to impose political tests on sanctuary city policies and transgender protections.
Sacramento DACA recipient deported after attending a routine immigration appointment returns home after federal judge rules her removal unlawful and orders her status restored.
DHS pauses plans to purchase more warehouses for immigrant detention as new Secretary Mullin reviews Noem’s $38 billion expansion program.
Homan says ICE agents will remain at airports indefinitely after 500 TSA officers quit during the 45-day DHS shutdown.
Police confirm 75 arrests at Los Angeles “No Kings” protest after demonstrators attempted to breach fencing around a federal detention center.
House discharge petition to extend temporary protected status for 350,000 Haitian nationals reaches 218 signatures with four Republicans crossing party lines.
Third “No Kings” protests draw an estimated 8 million people to 3,300 events worldwide, with 200,000 rallying at Minnesota’s Capitol where Springsteen performed.
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons hospitalized at least twice for stress as White House pressure to hit deportation targets intensifies, officials say.
House passes eight-week DHS funding bill on day 42 of shutdown as Senate leaves for two-week recess without acting on either chamber’s plan.
Federal judge orders Florida immigration detention facility to publish attorney visit policies and provide confidential legal phone calls to detainees.
Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Minnesota’s in-state tuition policies for undocumented students, ruling the state’s benefits are not based solely on residency.
Vance holds first meeting of new anti-fraud task force targeting federal benefit programs, citing Minnesota allegations that triggered Operation Metro Surge.
South Dakota governor signs law requiring proof of citizenship for new voter registrations, effective immediately before the June primary.
Deputy AG Blanche endorses sending ICE to polling places despite federal law barring government forces during elections.
