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ICE use of force

Incidents of ICE using force, including shootings

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Jan 24, 2026
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is there any report anywhere in the US of local police arresting or blocking ICE agents from committing violence against people?

There is extensive reporting of friction between local officials and including new state laws that would allow , high-profile protests, and court orders limiting ICE crowd-control tactics — but the so...

Jan 28, 2026
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Are ICE agents being trained to use excessive force or are agents going rogue?

Recent reporting shows and other federal agents are trained under policies that limit force to what is "objectively reasonable" and to the "minimum necessary," yet videos, internal-document investigat...

Jan 27, 2026
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Ice agent injury from being hit by Renee good

officials and multiple media outlets report that the ICE agent who shot suffered internal bleeding after being struck by Good’s vehicle during the in . At the same time, local officials and public vid...

Jan 16, 2026

How have courts ruled on the legality of ICE vehicle stops and warrantless vehicle searches?

Federal courts have drawn a line between routine policing rules and immigration enforcement: judges repeatedly say ICE can detain and arrest people suspected of being unlawfully present but must still...

Jan 28, 2026

How many fatal and nonfatal shootings involving ICE or CBP agents were reported in 2010–2016 in open-source news archives and DOJ reports?

The sources supplied do not contain a consolidated, source-verified tally of involving or agents for the period 2010–2016, so a precise count cannot be produced from this reporting alone . Investigati...

Jan 28, 2026

Do attacks on ICE get reported less in the media

Public messaging from the and emphasizes a dramatic surge in and presses for broader coverage and support , but independent reporting and data checks show those large-percentage claims aren’t consiste...

Jan 14, 2026

What evidence has been publicly released about the moment of the shooting of Renee Good and how do accounts differ?

Publicly released material about the killing of Renee Nicole Good includes multiple videos—bystander footage and a point‑of‑view recording from the ICE agent—audio from the agent’s phone, court record...

Jan 20, 2026

how many times has deadly force been used during ICE protests recently?

One fatal use of deadly force tied to the wave of anti‑ICE protests this month has been widely reported: the killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis, which catalyzed nationwide d...

Jan 11, 2026

What defenses have succeeded in cases where activists were charged with blocking or obstructing ICE agents?

Reporting collected for this brief does not identify headline examples in which activists charged with blocking or obstructing ICE agents prevailed on a detailed, widely reported legal defense; instea...

Jan 7, 2026

What legal limits exist on ICE use of force against bystanders who obstruct an arrest?

Federal law and departmental policy constrain ICE’s use of force against bystanders: the Fourth Amendment bars unreasonable or excessive force, DHS and ICE use-of-force rules require necessity and pro...