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Newark sets curfew around ICE jail after more clashes between cops and protesters
Michael Sol Warren, Gothamist
Protestors and New Jersey State Police clash outside Delaney Hall, a private prison being used as an ICE detention center, in Newark ICE agrees to restore visitation for detainees at Delaney Hall, which had been suspended more than a week. [ more › ]
May 31, 2026, 3:17 PM

White House Website Touts Arrests of Immigrants -- From USA...
Em Luetkemeyer, Notus.org
White House Website Touts Arrests of Immigrants -- From USA... (Second column, 7th story, link) Related stories:ICE agent charged in Operation Metro Surge shooting arrested in Texas...
May 29, 2026, 9:13 PM

US CITIZEN STOPPED, CHAINED, SHACKLED BY ICE...
Delaney Nolan, Thelensnola.org
US CITIZEN STOPPED, CHAINED, SHACKLED BY ICE... (Second column, 6th story, link) Related stories:Battle Over Immigration Crackdown Comes to Parking Lot... AGENTS SPRAY SENATOR... DHS Secretary Floats Plan To Halt International Flights …
May 27, 2026, 3:49 PM

ICE is spending millions of dollars on iris scanners, expanding its arsenal of tech tools
Meg Anderson, NPR
ICE is expanding its use of iris recognition technology, with plans to deploy hundreds of scanning devices across the country. The practice raises concerns among privacy experts that the Department of Homeland Security is amassing a database of biometric data.
May 27, 2026, 9:00 AM

Trump admin faces scrutiny for how it’s handing out billion-dollar border wall contracts
Sam Karas, Big Bend Sentinel, Perla Trevizo, Misty Harris, Salon
Lawsuit says admin gave contracts to just 2 firms — one of which faced legal issues and claims of shoddy work.
May 25, 2026, 10:00 AM
What happened to the Trump administration’s in-your-face mass deportations?
Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN, CNN
The White House has intentionally retreated from its in-your-face deportation approach after confrontations between federal and state officials in multiple...
May 24, 2026, 9:00 AM

Sierra Leone receives first group of West African deportees from US
Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English
Sierra Leone receives nine West African migrants expelled by the United States under its strict immigration crackdown.
May 20, 2026, 6:41 PM

US Citizens In ICE Detention Centers Is The New Normal In Trump’s America
Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Behold this utter bullshit, uttered by the Trump administration’s “border czar” Tom Homan: White House border czar Tom Homan said Thursday he’s “sure” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have detained U.S. citizens, “but we don’t deport them.” …
May 18, 2026, 4:34 PM

Opera in Ragged Times
Larry Wolff, The New York Review of Books
During the first hundred days of Donald Trump’s second presidency, while he was devastating American society with mass deportations and shredding the global economic order with arbitrary tariffs, he also found the time to make himself chairman of the board of…
May 16, 2026, 2:00 PM

Mahmoud Khalil calls for deportation to be halted in light of new evidence
Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English
Lawyers say new evidence suggests Trump admin 'engineered' outcome of case against pro-Palestine Columbia student.
May 15, 2026, 9:13 PM
The Last Stop in the Deportation Pipeline
Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic
At the airport in La Lima, Honduras, planeloads of migrants arrive every day—many without their children.
May 15, 2026, 11:00 AM

'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center expected to close soon, sources say
Luke Barr, Armando Garcia, Jack Date, Laura Romero, Abcnews.com
The Florida immigration detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" is expected to close soon, according to multiple sources.
May 13, 2026, 11:43 PM

DHS names new acting ICE director
Luke Barr, Abcnews.com
Dave Venturella is set to serve as acting ICE Director following the departure of Todd Lyons, according to a DHS spokesperson.
May 13, 2026, 1:57 AM

He's U.S. Citizen, Combat Vet. ICE Tear-Gassed, Jailed, and Falsely Accused Him...
Autumn Billings, Reason
He's U.S. Citizen, Combat Vet. ICE Tear-Gassed, Jailed, and Falsely Accused Him... (First column, 11th story, link)
May 10, 2026, 11:37 AM

Links 5/9/2026
Yves Smith, Nakedcapitalism.com
Our poka-dotted daily links: Sunstone reveal, hantavirus worries, CO2 still rising, Starmer refuses to leave after big Labour loss, Trump-Xi summit doubts, Japan militarism, EU self-harm with cyber scheme, Trump tries to impose ceasefire on Ukraine, Gaza heal…
May 9, 2026, 10:59 AM

Miami host committee assured ICE will not be at World Cup games
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Rodney Barreto has received reassurances from Secretary of State Marco Rubio that ICE would steer clear of World Cup.
May 8, 2026, 11:25 AM

Border czar promises 'mass deportations are coming' to fulfill Trump's promises
Ximena Bustillo, NPR
The remarks contrast with Border Czar Tom Homan's softer messaging earlier this year, after two U.S. citizens were killed by immigration officials in Minneapolis.
May 7, 2026, 9:00 AM
ICE has not improved U.S. labor markets
Tyler Cowen, Marginalrevolution.com
We provide the first causal, national empirical analysis of the labor market impacts of heightened immigration enforcement during the second Trump administration. Enforcement increased everywhere, but, we take advantage of the fact that the increases have bee…
May 6, 2026, 6:14 PM
Trump immigration czar pledges punishment if NY lawmakers limit cooperation with ICE
Jimmy Vielkind, Gothamist
Border czar Tom Homan said he'll "flood" New York with ICE agents if lawmakers pass a sanctuary state law. “We're going to flood the zone. You're going to see more ICE agents than you've ever seen before,” Border czar Tom Homan said. [ more › ]
May 5, 2026, 8:31 PM

ICE is giving local police big money to help with immigration enforcement
Meg Anderson, NPR
The federal government is offering local law enforcement incentives to join a program that gives their officers authority to make immigration arrests. Police leaders say the funds, which include money for salaries, equipment and vehicles, are enticing.
May 5, 2026, 4:42 PM
Migrant children are being detained longer, fewer in NYC are being released under Trump
Joe Hong, Gothamist
A Gothamist data analysis shows children who cross the border without a parent or guardian have been kept in federal custody nearly four times as long. [ more › ]
May 5, 2026, 10:00 AM

Minneapolis immigrants still feeling the sting of Trump's largest crackdown yet
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR
The impact of Operation Metro Surge in the Twin Cities can still be felt, even three months after it ended. For immigrants, the impact has been devastating — many are at risk of losing their homes and business, and some are dealing with mental health challen…
May 5, 2026, 9:12 AM
Mamdani condemns ICE action at Bushwick hospital, says NYPD didn’t coordinate
Ben Feuerherd, Arya Sundaram, Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist
Brooklyn Brought President Antonio Reynoso speaks at a rally Monday, May 4, 2026, outside Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Bushwick. Immigration advocates and local officials also condemned the action and praised the effort by New Yorkers to disrupt ICE. …
May 4, 2026, 5:14 PM

Cuban man is 18th person to die in US ICE custody this year: Monitor
Joseph Stepansky, Al Jazeera English
Rights group says believed suicide underscores need for more oversight amid Trump's mass deportation drive.
May 1, 2026, 8:23 PM