Interior Enforcement
Mullin’s Proposal to Pull Customs From ‘Sanctuary City’ Airports Would Be a Disaster. There’s a Better Way Forward.
U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin faced hard questions from members of Congress this week as he doubled down on threats to halt international air traffic in so-called “sanctuary cities” like Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City. The Trump administration has repeated this sweeping threat for… Read More
ICE Doesn’t Want the Public to See What Happens in Its Detention Centers
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) often uses secrecy to conceal its own shortcomings. The latest example of the agency’s elusive behavior came this week, as ICE restricted lawmakers’ access to Delaney Hall, a detention center in Newark, New Jersey. ICE turned away the New Jersey governor and others… Read More
Illinois Commission Finds Federal Misconduct During Operation Midway Blitz
The Illinois Accountability Commission, the first state effort to investigate federal immigration enforcement misconduct, recently released its long-awaited report that creates a public record of the actions taken by federal immigration agents during Operation Midway Blitz. The operation saw thousands of federal agents target the Chicago area in late… Read More
Securing America’s Promise: Building a Credible and Humane Future for Interior Immigration Enforcement
The following was originally published on the Securing America’s Promise, a newsletter for anyone who wants to understand why Washington keeps failing on immigration and learn about solutions for the future. For years, politicians have justified harsh immigration policies in the name of public safety, treating… Read More
As Public Support for Mass Deportation Falls, New Proposal Seeks to Restore Credibility and Humanity in Immigration Enforcement
Washington DC, May 12 Tues – Today, the American Immigration Council released a new framework calling for the overhaul of the United States’ immigration enforcement system. The framework argues that the country’s current approach is fundamentally disconnected from public safety and has trapped the immigration debate into a false… Read More
50 Days Until the World Cup: Travel Bans, ICE, and Iran Cause Uncertainty for Players and Fans
The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off in exactly 50 days when Mexico takes on South Africa in Mexico City, one of 16 host cities across Mexico, the United States, and Canada. For the 78 games being played in the U.S. — three-quarters of all the tournament’s matches — several… Read More
New ICE Arrest Statistics Shed Light on Who the Agency is Targeting in American Communities
President Donald Trump came into office with a promise to carry out mass deportations, with the aim to hit one million deportations per year. While he often claims his administration focuses on “the worst of the worst,” new ICE data released by U.C. Berkeley’s Deportation Data Project reveals the full… Read More
ICE’s Private Bounty Hunters Use AI to Track Immigrants
The federal government’s hunt for immigrants is ramping up. Each month, private contractors receive tens of thousands of names from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and are asked to locate those individuals as quickly as possible so that ICE can conduct targeted enforcement operations to arrest and detain those… Read More
What A DHS Funding Deal Should Include
As the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown stretches into its 40th day, the pressure to reach a funding agreement is intensifying. Airport security lines are growing longer and thousands of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel have missed paychecks. With new DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin stepping in to lead… Read More
ICE’s Warehouse Purchases Herald New Model for Immigration Detention
In July 2025, Congress did something unprecedented: it gave U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) a total of $45 billion dollars to be spent on immigration detention, more than a decade of normal funding in one big pot of cash. Now ICE’s ultimate plan for that funding has become clear… Read More
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