Immigration Enforcement
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Restoring Credibility and Humanity
- Interior Enforcement
- May 12, 2026
A new framework for U.S. immigration enforcement that prioritizes public safety, fairness, accountability, and humane, proportionate consequences. Read More
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Georgia’s Historic Worksite Raid Underscores the Chaos Fueled by Trump’s Immigration Agenda
WASHINGTON DC, Sept. 5 — On September 4, law enforcement agents from several state and federal agencies, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), executed a sweeping immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in southeastern Georgia. The raid reportedly resulted in at least 475 workers detained, many of whom… Read More
Why the Justice Department is Wrong About Sanctuary Cities
The Department of Justice (DOJ) published a list of “sanctuary” jurisdictions on August 5 as a follow up to an executive order issued by President Donald Trump in April. Listing cities, counties, and states, the DOJ contends that these localities impede… Read More
Detention under INA § 235(b): The Statutory Scheme and Strategies for Release
Immigration authorities have long invoked § 235(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to justify the detention of noncitizens entering the United States. The number of noncitizens detained under INA § 235(b), rather than the general detention provision, INA § 236(a), has increased exponentially in recent years. The… Read More
Trump’s Immigration Actions Are Taking a Toll on Local Economies – Here’s What the Data Says So Far
Seven months into President Trump’s term, immigration enforcement operations continue to ramp up, and the broader economic impacts are beginning to come into view. Rather than focus on the “worst of the worst,” the Trump administration has increasingly targeted worksites for immigration raids, picking up delivery drivers, street vendors,… Read More
Learning in the Shadows: How Immigration Enforcement Harms Students and Schools
As students across the United States are returning to the classroom this fall, the lasting and deeply damaging effects of the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda loom over schools. As the administration aggressively pursues its immigration enforcement agenda, it is creating a crisis in the nation’s education system—one that’s… Read More
ICE to Use ImmigrationOS by Palantir, a New AI System, to Track Immigrants’ Movements
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has partnered with Palantir Technologies—a Denver-based software company co-founded by billionaire entrepreneur Peter Thiel—to use artificial intelligence and data mining to identify, track, and deport suspected noncitizens. Palantir is slated to deliver a prototype of the ImmigrationOS platform by September 25, 2025, with… Read More
State Attorneys General On Track to File Record Number of Lawsuits Against Trump Administration
State attorneys general (AGs) sued the federal government a record 138 times during the first Trump administration and are on pace to reach a new high this second term. Seven months into the current administration, state AGs are utilizing these lawsuits to – among other things – mitigate… Read More
A Backdoor for Immigration Enforcement: Why Trump’s Federal Takeover of D.C. Matters
The federal takeover of Washington, D.C. is another front in the Trump's war on immigrants and the communities that welcome them. Read More
Trump’s Immigration Policies Make Americans Less Safe
The reconciliation bill President Donald Trump signed last month increased Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detention budget by more than 300%, making the immigration enforcement machine’s budget comparable to that of some foreign armed forces. ICE has begun hiring thousands of new agents; it is trying to… Read More
Seeking Records about Immigration Court Arrests and Dismissals
In the middle of May 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) began to arrest noncitizens at immigration courts throughout the country at their court hearings. Initially, the agency targeted only those whose immigration cases an immigration judge had just dismissed… Read More
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