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ICE arrest tactics in US states

ICE uses different arrest tactics in Democratic-leaning and Republican-leaning states, with more jail-based arrests in red states and more community-based arrests in blue states.

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Has ICE used different tactics against Blue States than Red States

The evidence shows that ICE has deployed different arrest tactics in Democratic-leaning (“blue”) and Republican-leaning (“red”) states: a preponderance of arrests in jails and prisons in red states ve...