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Past DHS Deployments

Previous immigration enforcement operations by the Department of Homeland Security in cities like Los Angeles and Chicago, involving hundreds of officers.

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Jan 27, 2026
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How do counts of deaths in Border Patrol custody differ from ICE detention death tallies?

Counts of deaths in and detention are kept in separate official reports and frequently differ because the agencies operate in different parts of enforcement, use different detention systems, and apply...

Jan 12, 2026
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How many federal agents were deployed in previous large DHS operations, and how do those deployments compare to the Minnesota operation?

The Department of Homeland Security’s Minnesota operation has been repeatedly described in reporting as a roughly 2,000‑person surge — the largest immigration enforcement mobilization the agency has c...