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ICE Is Trying to Hide State Records of People in Detention. We Filed a FOIA to Find Out Why.

ICE Is Trying to Hide State Records of People in Detention. We Filed a FOIA to Find Out Why.

By Meghan Conley, Ph.D., Spring Miller Senior Director of Legal Strategy, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, and Raul Pinto For years, immigration advocates and attorneys have used state open records laws to document how local law enforcement agencies participate in the detention of immigrants on behalf of… Read More

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How ICE Went Rogue

A detailed analysis of how ICE and CBP have expanded their powers through unlawful traffic stops, pedestrian sweeps, home raids, and warrantless arrests — and how Trump‑era policies are undermining legal protections and accountability. Read More

ICE’s Secret Policy to Forcibly Enter Homes Without a Judicial Warrant Threatens All Americans

ICE’s Secret Policy to Forcibly Enter Homes Without a Judicial Warrant Threatens All Americans

Two whistleblowers recently revealed a secret U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) policy permitting agents to forcibly enter the homes of certain noncitizens without a judicial warrant. According to a memo issued in May 2025, ICE now believes it can enter homes with just an administrative warrant—an ICE Form… Read More

Report: Immigration Detention Is Bigger, Harsher, and Less Accountable Than Ever 

Report: Immigration Detention Is Bigger, Harsher, and Less Accountable Than Ever 

Trump Administration Targets People with No Criminal Record and Uses Detention to Pressure Them to Give Up Their Cases  Washington DC, Jan. 14 Wednesday — A new report released today by the American Immigration Council shows that the Trump administration is locking up hundreds of thousands of people— most with no… Read More

Federal Court Blocks ICE’s Unlawful Detention of Immigrant Teens Turning 18 

Federal Court Blocks ICE’s Unlawful Detention of Immigrant Teens Turning 18 

Washington, D.C., Dec. 12, 2025 — On December 12, a federal court in D.C. ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to follow a long-standing court order that protects immigrant teens from being placed in adult detention centers. The court’s order… Read More

National Immigrant Rights Organizations Sue the Federal Government Over Withheld Records on ICE Arrests in Immigration Courts  

National Immigrant Rights Organizations Sue the Federal Government Over Withheld Records on ICE Arrests in Immigration Courts  

Washington, D.C, October 15 — Today, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, the American Immigration Council, and Democracy Forward filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, demanding the release of critical records the government has unlawfully withheld about arrests at immigration courts and the dismissal… Read More

Legal Groups File Emergency Motion to Stop ICE from Jailing Immigrant Teens in Adult Detention

Legal Groups File Emergency Motion to Stop ICE from Jailing Immigrant Teens in Adult Detention

Washington, D.C, October 4 — Advocacy groups the American Immigration Council and the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) filed an emergency motion on October 4, seeking to enforce a 2021 court ruling (in the Garcia Ramirez v. ICE case) that prevents ICE from illegally locking… Read More

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