Rubio abandoned DOJ-protected MS-13 informants to seal deal sending 250 Venezuelans to El Salvador’s CECOT prison, where they were beaten and held 5 months without lawyer contact.
Federal agents raid outside Manhattan migrant shelter, detaining 10 people and briefly holding a 12-year-old boy before releasing non-Venezuelans.
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow deployment of 700 federalized National Guard troops to Chicago after appeals court blocked the deployment while still allowing federalization.
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris declares state of emergency citing strain on detention centers from 200% increase in arrests by federal-state Memphis Safe Task Force.
Federal judge orders ICE field director to testify and requires agents in Chicago immigration operation to wear body cameras after expressing “profound concern” about violations of restrictions on tear gas use.
Federal judge permanently blocks Trump from withholding $34 million in anti-terror transit funding from New York City, calling the sanctuary city-based decision “arbitrary, capricious, and a blatant violation of the law.”
U.S. Chamber of Commerce sues Trump administration over $100,000 H-1B visa fee, calling it unlawful because it overrides congressional requirements that fees be based on government processing costs.
Federal judge lifts travel restrictions for Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, allowing nationwide travel as he awaits deportation for his Columbia University pro-Palestine protests.
Two people arrested in July 4 shooting outside Texas immigration detention center now face terrorism charges under Trump’s designation of antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller lists Arlington home for $3.75 million after activists wrote chalk protest messages on sidewalk criticizing his immigration policies.
Top Cook County judge bars civil arrests at courthouses after at least nine people arrested by federal immigration agents since July and clients began avoiding court out of fear.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy withholds $40 million from California over English language enforcement for truckers despite state conducting 34,000 inspections that found only one English violation.
ICE detains parents of U.S. Marine at Camp Pendleton gate while visiting pregnant daughter who lives on base with her Marine husband, then deports father despite pending green card application.
GOP-appointed judge accuses Trump administration of violating order barring FEMA conditions tied to immigration enforcement, calling it ham-handed attempt to bully states.
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors declares local state of emergency over ICE raids in 4-1 vote, citing raids preventing work and forcing business closures since June.
Meta removes Chicago ICE-tracking Facebook page after Justice Department outreach, raising questions about illegal government pressure to suppress legal speech.
State Department revokes six foreigners’ visas over social media comments criticizing Charlie Kirk after deputy secretary urged users to send him critical posts.
Mali imposes $10,000 visa bond on U.S. visitors in retaliation after Trump administration imposed identical requirement on Malian citizens.
Illinois officials call for fence removal at Broadview ICE facility before Tuesday court deadline, as congressman denied access to check on detained 15-year-old from his district.
Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Arizona border law that allows police to arrest migrants, ruling challenge is premature because law depends on frozen Texas statute.
ICE denies religious leaders’ request to deliver communion to detainees at Broadview facility despite 2008 law granting religious workers reasonable access to immigration detention sites.
Portland protesters stage naked bike ride and die-in opposing Trump’s militarization plans as federal agents fire pepper balls to disperse the peaceful demonstration.
Pentagon targets Burlington County military base to detain and deport up to 3,000 immigrants as ICE ramps up arrests in New Jersey.
Labor Department warns Trump immigration crackdown threatens food supply and prices, contradicting Agriculture Secretary’s claim that Medicaid recipients could replace foreign agricultural workers.
DC residents post signs marking locations where ICE “abducted” migrants, White House calls campaign “untrue smears” that fuel violence against officers.
White House Homeland Security Council directly selected Uganda for Abrego Garcia deportation in highly unusual move, ICE official testifies, as Justice Department asserts presidential privilege over selection details.
Federal judge rules ICE warrantless arrests of 11 Missouri restaurant workers violated consent decree, ordering release and requiring DHS to retrain officers and reissue arrest policy nationwide.
Border Patrol agents detain WGN-TV employee and multiple landscapers in Chicago immigration raid, then ram vehicle and speed away as witnesses describe scene as violent and lawless.
DHS orders hundreds of CISA cybersecurity and FEMA staff to immigration enforcement with one week to accept or face termination, slowing response to active cyber threats including China-linked Cisco vulnerability.
Oregon congressional Democrats demand ICE explain force against protestors and immigrant treatment after facility violated detention time limits at least 25 times in nine months.
Oklahoma Governor Stitt becomes first Republican to criticize Texas sending National Guard to Chicago, saying “Oklahomans would lose their mind” if Illinois sent troops to his state.
Federal judge restricts ICE and DHS force against Chicago protesters and journalists after agents shot pastor with pepper bullet and tear-gassed reporters.
Federal judge blocks Trump’s Illinois National Guard deployment as unconstitutional after finding ICE agents escalated violence through indiscriminate tear gas they blamed on protesters.
Federal appeals court keeps Oregon Guard federalized but blocks Portland deployment ahead of Thursday arguments on Trump’s bid to send troops against immigration protests.
FBI reassigns nearly one-quarter of agents nationwide to immigration enforcement with ICE, pulling them from counterterrorism, counterintelligence and violent crime investigations under Director Kash Patel.
Trump calls for jailing Illinois Gov. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Johnson for challenging his ICE operations as Pritzker responds “come and get me” and Illinois Democrats call threats dictatorial.
Country star and fourth-generation Navy vet Zach Bryan says song snippet criticizing ICE and police was “misconstrued” after White House denounced lyrics and Homeland Security official told him to “stick to Pink Skies.”
ICE plans to hire contractors at Vermont surveillance center to monitor social media to track immigrants, their families and their associates for deportation.
Trump appoints retired Marine Col. Daren Margolin to lead immigration courts despite 2013 firing from Quantico security command for negligently discharging gun in his office.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visits Portland ICE facility as federal appeals court prepares to hear arguments on blocked National Guard deployment ordered by Trump.
Texas National Guard troops arrive at Illinois military facility to support Trump’s immigration enforcement despite Governor Pritzker blocking state facilities and calling the deployment an “invasion.”
Eswatini accepts 10 US deportees day before court case challenging $5.1 million deal to take up to 160 without parliamentary consent as constitution requires.
Federal judge orders Trump administration to produce witnesses in Abrego Garcia deportation case after five weeks of no action and DOJ sending uninformed attorneys to hearings.
Justice Department contradicts DeSantis, admitting Everglades detention center holds people who never had removal proceedings despite his repeated claims all have final deportation orders.
ICE detained Venezuelan singer Davicito59 for 63 days after he won asylum, filing motion to reopen his case two weeks past the appeal deadline following his release of anti-deportation song.
Religious organizations, health care providers, unions and educators sue Trump administration over $100,000 H-1B visa fee, warning hospitals will lose medical staff and churches will lose pastors.
Federal judge blocks Trump policy to automatically detain migrant children in adult ICE facilities after they turn 18, ruling it violates his 2021 order requiring release to least restrictive settings.
Border Patrol shoots woman, now in critical condition, claiming she rammed agents’ vehicle while armed, in second civilian shooting since Chicago deportation operation began.
Trump federalizes 300 Illinois National Guard troops to protect ICE over governor’s objections, claiming violent riots nearly a month into deportation campaign.
