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Immigration Database Checks

The use of database checks by ICE to determine immigration status.

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Feb 5, 2026

what is done if someone is detained wrongly by ICE

When someone is detained by in error, the immediate and longer-term responses mix administrative fixes, emergency legal action, and—sometimes—political pressure: detainees or their advocates can ask I...

Feb 4, 2026

Do ICE agents require probable cause to query citizenship databases during street encounters?

do not generally need merely to query immigration or citizenship databases during street encounters; federal guidance and court interpretations draw a line between consensual questioning or brief dete...