Jan 18, 2026
Most ViewedViking chase bathtub
A short viral clip shows a man in a Viking costume riding a wheeled bathtub down a Minnesota street, and online reaction quickly turned the stunt into a punchline about immigration enforcement; the on...
Immigration enforcement
The practices and policies of immigration enforcement agencies
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222 resultsJan 12, 2026
Most ViewedHow many documented US citizens have been deported in ice raids?
The best-documented, government-backed estimate is that up to 70 U.S. citizens were mistakenly deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during the five-year period 2015–2020, according to...
Jan 9, 2026
Most ViewedDo ICE agents have formal arrest quotas from DHS or ICE leadership?
Reporting from multiple advocacy groups and news outlets documents directives and targets tied to higher arrest volumes for ICE since 2025, including per-field-office and national daily goals reported...
Jan 15, 2026
how does ice know who to arrest or detain?
ICE builds arrest and detention decisions from a mix of records, field investigations and legal authorities: fingerprint and database matches, administrative warrants and detainers, referrals from loc...
Jan 7, 2026
What powers and authorities do ICE agents have compared with local police?
ICE agents are federal law-enforcement officers empowered by federal statutes to investigate, arrest, detain and remove people for immigration-related violations, while local police derive authority f...
Jan 15, 2026
Ice is gestapo
The claim “ICE is Gestapo” circulates widely in U.S. political debate and media commentary, deployed by critics to denounce aggressive immigration enforcement and by defenders as a reckless slur; elec...
Jan 12, 2026
Why was Renee Good in minnesota
Renee Nicole Good had recently relocated to the Twin Cities region and was living in Minneapolis with her partner when she was shot and killed during an ICE operation; local officials, family and mult...
Jan 17, 2026
Is it really possible that tim walz can be arrested along with the mayor of Minnesota
The Justice Department has opened a criminal inquiry into Minnesota officials, including Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, over an alleged conspiracy to impede federal immigration agents...
Jan 15, 2026
do I.C.E. agents randomly go door to door and remove people?
ICE does not conduct random, door‑to‑door sweeps of the general public as a routine enforcement practice; instead, federal records and reporting describe targeted enforcement operations and investigat...
Jan 12, 2026
Why is ice not sent to high illegal immigration states like tx and fla
Federal immigration enforcement has been visibly concentrated in specific cities and regions this winter — notably Minneapolis and other Democratic-led locales — not because ICE lacks resources but be...
Jan 16, 2026
more ice agents in Minesota or florida today?
The available reporting shows a concentrated federal deployment to Minnesota — described by ICE and other outlets as an “Operation Metro Surge” that sent as many as 2,000 federal agents to the Minneap...
Jan 15, 2026
How does the 4th Amendment apply to ICE raids and arrests?
The Fourth Amendment’s protections against unreasonable searches and seizures apply to immigration enforcement in the interior of the United States, and courts have repeatedly held that ICE actions—ra...
Jan 17, 2026
Which U.S. states have enacted statewide sanctuary laws and what do those laws require?
Seventeen states and the District of Columbia are commonly identified by advocacy groups and some reporting as having statewide “sanctuary” laws, policies, or legal opinions—though the exact list and ...
Jan 14, 2026
How do Monarca and the Immigrant Defense Network train legal observers, and what curricula differences exist between them?
Monarca and the Immigrant Defense Network (IDN) both train civilian legal/constitutional observers to monitor immigration enforcement, document encounters, and feed information into rapid‑response sys...
Jan 13, 2026
are ice agents allowed to arrest people or order them out of vehicles without warrants for things other than immigration?
ICE agents have statutory authority to make warrantless arrests for immigration violations and, in limited circumstances, for certain criminal offenses—especially when the offense occurs in the office...
Jan 15, 2026
Can a US driver's license be used to prove identity to ICE?
A U.S. state-issued driver’s license is commonly accepted as proof of identity by immigration authorities and can be presented to ICE during encounters; several legal-aid and immigration guidance sour...
Jan 17, 2026
Has ICE kidnapped people
The public record shows people and community groups have described ICE or related federal immigration agents’ detentions as “kidnapping” in multiple incidents, and individuals have reported being seiz...
Jan 14, 2026
is ICE picking people off the street without due process
ICE publicly insists that “everyone ICE arrests receives due process,” and the agency says agents may detain or arrest people in public when they have reasonable suspicion or other authority . Reporti...
Jan 16, 2026
How do ICE administrative warrants differ from judicial warrants and when can they be challenged in court?
ICE administrative warrants are agency-issued documents that authorize immigration officers to arrest or effect removal based on immigration statutes but are not signed or reviewed by a detached judic...
Jan 17, 2026
differences in trump current vs Obama deportation actions and tactics
The headline difference between the Obama and Trump eras is less about a single metric and more about priorities, legal mechanisms and public experience: Obama’s administrations oversaw larger totals ...