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Sanctuary Cities Debate

A contentious policy arena surrounding the protection of undocumented immigrants by local authorities.

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Jan 25, 2026
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di biden give illegals federal aid

The federal government under does provide targeted funding and programmatic relief connected to migrants and noncitizens — largely through emergency care, temporary shelter programs, humanitarian paro...

Jan 28, 2026
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How do FOIA-driven NGO tallies of detention deaths compare with ICE's official disclosures across administrations?

FOIA-driven tallies compiled by NGOs and researchers consistently record more custody than ICE’s public disclosures, with discrepancies driven by withheld or delayed records, ICE practices of “releasi...

Jan 16, 2026
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What legislative proposals exist to protect law enforcement from doxxing while preserving public accountability?

Three related federal proposals and a thread of earlier bills seek to criminalize the malicious public disclosure of federal law‑enforcement identities — most prominently the Senate and House versions...

Feb 6, 2026

What are the grounds for ICE to arrest a legal permanent resident?

a lawful permanent resident (LPR) when federal immigration statutes identify the person as removable—for example after certain criminal convictions, when an officer has probable cause or reasonable su...

Feb 6, 2026

Is the border closed due to Trump

The short answer: , indefinite legal shutdown of all ports and entries, but the Trump administration has used executive orders, proclamations, and enforcement changes that in practice have sharply res...

Jan 23, 2026

What is the methodology behind the Homeland Security report on undocumented immigrant costs?

The family of estimates rests on a multi-step “residual” approach that first infers the size and demographic profile of the undocumented population from Census surveys and administrative records, then...