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Operation Catahoula Crunch

ICE operation targeting criminal noncitizens in jurisdictions characterized as obstructing federal enforcement

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Jan 23, 2026
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New York City police arresting ice agents

There is no verified, contemporaneous incident establishing that police formally arrested federal agents in routine enforcement operations; viral clips purporting to show handcuffing ICE officers have...

Jan 24, 2026
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What standards govern when federal agents may use lethal force during immigration enforcement operations?

Federal immigration agents operate under the same constitutional Fourth Amendment standard that governs all law enforcement: , and deadly force is permitted only when an individual poses an imminent t...

Jan 27, 2026

Why is ice not out in mass numbers in FL and TX where there are more immigrants than there are in MI?

's public footprint is shaped not simply by where immigrants live but by a mix of agency priorities, state and local cooperation, detention capacity, targeted deployments and data limits—so the visibl...

Jan 19, 2026

What protections do sanctuary counties give immigrants

Sanctuary counties generally limit local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement—most commonly by restricting information-sharing, declining to honor ICE detainers, and adopting policies to b...

Jan 19, 2026

What internal ICE documents or directives exist that explain strategy for operations in sanctuary jurisdictions?

Internal documents and federal directives that shape ICE strategy toward sanctuary jurisdictions include an agency "roadmap" for dramatically expanding detention capacity reported by The Washington Po...