Civil rights groups sue ICE over conditions at the country’s largest immigration detention camp, in Texas, where three detainees have died and inspectors logged nearly 50 violations.
White House launches a space-themed website mocking immigrants as extraterrestrials that lists more than 700 locations where arrests were made of people born in the United States.
New Jersey Governor Sherrill sends State Police to build a buffer zone outside Newark’s Delaney Hall, and ICE agrees to pull back.
Justice Department sues Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Washington for refusing to issue undercover license plates to ICE agents.
ICE arrests six protesters outside Newark’s Delaney Hall as detainees report being pepper-sprayed and beaten inside during a 300-person hunger strike.
CBP detains pregnant Ghanaian woman and her 4-year-old son at Dulles for over a week after she arrived on a tourist visa for the boy’s medical care.
Trump administration plans to send Americans exposed to Ebola to Kenya for treatment rather than bringing them home to specialized U.S. facilities.
Supreme Court reverses ruling that would have let immigration judges challenge DOJ rules requiring permission for public speeches on immigration.
Ten ICE detainees have died by suicide since Trump returned to office, AP investigation finds, as detention population spiked 50% to 60,000.
Minneapolis police chief O’Hara resigns over evidence tampering as Hennepin County prosecutes federal agents from Operation Metro Surge.
ICE denies Governor Sherrill entry to Newark’s Delaney Hall and pepper-sprays protesters on Memorial Day, fourth day of 300-detainee hunger strike.
San Francisco becomes first major U.S. city without a primary immigration court after Trump purges 19 of 21 judges in one of the nation’s most asylum-friendly jurisdictions.
OMB orders agencies to report all federal spending on 49 nonprofits doing DEI, LGBTQ+, immigration, civil rights, environmental and humanitarian work, including funding under active litigation.
Federal judge dismisses human smuggling indictment against wrongly deported Maryland man Kilmar Abrego Garcia as “vindictive and selective,” citing DOJ retaliation for his successful return.
USCIS forces visa holders seeking green cards to leave the U.S. and apply from abroad, ending longstanding practice used by roughly 1 million annually.
US-bound Americans from Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan must enter through Dulles only after Trump’s administration cut $11.5 billion in virus monitoring.
Trump-appointed U.S. attorney drops Chicago immigration protest case with prejudice after judge scrutinizes prosecutor meeting with grand juror outside proceedings.
Senate Republicans punt $72 billion ICE funding past Trump’s June 1 deadline after McConnell rejects $1.8 billion DOJ slush fund.
Nine doctors warn 23-year-old Guatemalan woman in El Paso ICE detention urgently needs ovarian surgery she was scheduled for days before Operation Metro Surge arrest.
ICE tightens access to overcrowded Arizona holding facility on second surprise oversight visit, requiring 24-hour notice for congressional staff and barring Mesa councilmember.
ICE arrests Honduran national at 26 Federal Plaza Tuesday, less than 24 hours after federal judge banned civil immigration arrests at New York City courts.
DOJ sues Connecticut over law banning ICE masks and requiring agent ID, after Ninth Circuit struck down similar California rule on Supremacy Clause.
Trump orders banks to flag undocumented customers opening accounts or seeking loans, scaled back from mandatory citizenship collection after industry lobbying.
FBI seeks $36 million contract for nationwide license plate reader access across all 50 states and territories, no warrant required for queries.
Trump administration raises refugee ceiling from 7,500 to 17,500 to admit more white South Africans while keeping other vulnerable populations excluded.
Federal judge bans ICE from arresting people in three Manhattan immigration courthouses, ruling Trump policy reversal likely “arbitrary and capricious.”
Hennepin County charges ICE officer Christian Castro with four felony assault counts for firing through Minneapolis home’s front door during Jan. 14 chase.
Massachusetts Gov. Healey refuses DOJ demand to issue ICE agents confidential license plates that would mask their identities during enforcement.
Trump-supporting Georgia town of Social Circle sues DHS and ICE in federal court to block the planned 10,000-bed detention center that would triple its population.
Federal judge halts Texas law the day before it would have let local police arrest suspected illegal border crossers, ruling immigration is federal jurisdiction.
ICE prepares to award construction contracts for Texas warehouse detention centers despite four state lawsuits and new Inspector General audit, weeks after Secretary Mullin called for review.
Border Patrol Chief Banks abruptly retires weeks after Washington Examiner reported he bragged about hiring sex workers in Colombia and Thailand.
DHS plans November exercise sending autonomous drones across US-Canada border to gather ‘battlefield intelligence,’ positioning multiple companies backed by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr.
911 call obtained this week reveals ICE pepper-sprayed 47 detainees in February in enclosed Mesa room designed for two dozen, sending one detainee to the ER.
Federal judge orders Trump administration to return Colombian woman deported to Congo despite that country’s refusal to accept her on medical grounds.
US deportations to El Salvador nearly double to 5,033 in first three months of 2026 as Bukele aligns with Trump immigration agenda.
ICE installed Palantir-built list of 20 million deportation targets on agents’ iPhones, official reveals.
Dominican Republic reverses position and agrees to accept third-country deportees from US without criminal records, joining El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Panama in similar agreements.
David Venturella named acting ICE director after a decade at detention contractor GEO Group and a stint overseeing ICE’s contracts at DHS.
Federal judge orders ICE to retrain Colorado officers after finding agents violated court order limiting warrantless arrests.
Sixth Circuit becomes third appeals court to block mandatory detention for longtime undocumented residents, deepening 3-2 split likely headed to Supreme Court.
Trump claims without evidence that Congo emptied prisons and sent inmates to US southern border, echoing earlier Venezuela charges.
Federal appeals court unanimously backs lawmakers’ right to inspect ICE detention centers without advance notice.
Tucson volunteers launch community ICE enforcement map after Padlet pulled People over Papers and federal pressure took ICEBlock offline.
ProPublica documents 79 children harmed by federal tear gas and pepper spray during Trump immigration crackdown across multiple cities.
Four Chicago protesters sue DHS and FBI to stop DNA collection from peaceful ICE protest arrests, citing CODIS surveillance abuse.
ICE plans facial recognition smart glasses to supplement Mobile Fortify app that scans faces against 200 million-image database.
New York budget deal bans law enforcement from concealing identities, ends 287(g) agreements, and bars ICE from schools and hospitals.
Florida and DHS discuss closing Everglades immigrant detention center as agency finds the facility too expensive to operate.
11th Circuit strikes Trump’s mandatory ICE detention policy, formalizing a 2-2 appeals court split with one circuit deadlocked.