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33 events across 14 weeks
4
Damage
20
Distraction
9
Noise
11.6
Avg A
26.1
Avg B
WEEK 58
Feb 1 – 7
DIST
2026-02-05
Tillis Probes ICE Practices After Calling Noem Sycophant
Enforcement Action
federal · moderate
A
7.5
B
24.0
DIST
2026-02-05
Trump Administration Reduces ICE Presence in Minnesota
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
A
10.0
B
28.2
DMG
2026-02-05
Spanberger Orders State Agencies to End ICE Agreements
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
A
25.8
B
21.7
DIST
2026-02-05
ICE Lawyer Removed After Telling Judge Job Sucks
Personnel Capture
single state · narrow
A
1.6
B
27.2
WEEK 57
Jan 25 – 31
NOISE
2026-01-30
ICE Confirms Plans to Build Temporary Detention Facility in Newport
Resource Reallocation
single state · narrow
A
11.3
B
17.3
NOISE
2026-01-30
DHS Ending Large-Scale ICE Operation in Maine
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
A
1.3
WEEK 56
Jan 18 – 24
DIST
2026-01-23
Maine Governor Demands Immigration Arrest Data Amid Enforcement Surge
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
A
6.2
B
32.4
DIST
2026-01-23
Vice President Vance Minneapolis Immigration Enforcement Tour
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
A
WEEK 55
Jan 11 – 17
NOISE
2026-01-16
Top ICE Official Resigns to Seek Congressional Seat in Ohio
Personnel Capture
single state · narrow
A
1.4
B
3.1
WEEK 54
Jan 4 – 10
DIST
2026-01-09
Border Patrol Agents Shoot Two People in Portland
Enforcement Action
local · narrow
A
17.6
B
46.9
WEEK 51
Dec 14 – 20
NOISE
2025-12-19
Kansas Tribe Ends Nearly $30 Million Deal with ICE
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
A
0.5
B
7.4
WEEK 44
Oct 26 – Nov 1
DIST
2025-10-30
Progressive House Candidate Indicted for Anti-ICE Protest Activity
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
A
8.4
B
27.1
DMG
2025-10-30
Federal Court Blocks Oversight of Chicago Immigration Sweeps
Judicial/Legal Action
single state · moderate
A
WEEK 42
Oct 12 – 18
DIST
2025-10-17
ICE Arrests Suburban Police Officer in Immigration Enforcement Blitz
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
A
10.4
B
32.5
DMG
2025-10-17
Government Suppressing Speech to Prevent ICE Raid Warnings
Information Operation
federal · broad
A
WEEK 41
Oct 5 – 11
NOISE
2025-10-10
DHS Purchases Additional ICE Facilities in Chicago and Portland
Resource Reallocation
multi state · moderate
A
8.8
B
17.5
WEEK 40
Sep 28 – Oct 4
DIST
2025-10-03
ICE Detains Michigan Man with Leukemia, Denies Bond
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
A
5.2
B
26.4
WEEK 32
Aug 3 – 9
NOISE
2025-08-09
Trump DHS Lifts Age Requirements for ICE Agents
Policy Change
federal · broad
A
14.5
B
24.8
WEEK 28
Jul 6 – 12
DIST
2025-07-12
ICE Officers Doxxed by Antifa in Portland
Information Operation
single state · narrow
A
7.5
B
29.2
WEEK 14
Mar 30 – Apr 5
DIST
2025-04-05
ICE Arrests at Milwaukee County Courthouse
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
A
17.8
B
26.9
WEEK 4
Jan 19 – 25
DIST
2025-01-24
Trump Administration Restricts Immigration Arrests at Churches
Enforcement Action
federal · moderate
A
21.2
B
30.8
B
7.7
DIST
2026-01-30
Rep. Jimmy Panetta Calls for Ousting of High-Ranking Trump Officials
Norm Erosion Only
federal · narrow
A
2.0
B
28.2
DIST
2026-01-30
Trump Administration Slams Bruce Springsteen Anti-ICE Protest Song
Information Operation
federal · narrow
A
0.1
B
42.6
DIST
2026-01-30
SUV with Trump Flag Plows into Girl at Anti-ICE School Protest
Norm Erosion Only
single state · narrow
A
3.7
B
32.5
DIST
2026-01-30
Woman Arrested by DHS for Rioting in Minneapolis
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
A
6.0
B
26.5
DIST
2026-01-30
Somali Community in Minnesota on Edge Amid ICE Raids
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
A
4.9
B
26.5
NOISE
2026-01-30
Detainees Pepper-Sprayed at Florida ICE Detention Center
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
A
9.4
B
12.7
DMG
2026-01-30
Large-Scale ICE Immigration Enforcement Operation in Minnesota
Enforcement Action
single state · broad
A
38.4
B
28.2
DIST
2026-01-30
National Anti-ICE Strike Planned
Information Operation
multi state · broad
A
2.5
B
32.0
DIST
2026-01-30
Trump Border Czar Suggests Possible Drawdown in Minnesota
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
A
2.8
B
26.0
NOISE
2026-01-30
Judge in Minnesota Attempts to Constrain Trump Administration ICE Operations
Judicial/Legal Action
single state · moderate
A
13.7
B
23.5
DIST
2026-01-30
Massachusetts Governor Unveils Legislation Restricting ICE Activity
Norm Erosion Only
single state · moderate
A
3.3
B
25.3
16.7
B
40.4
NOISE
2026-01-23
Minnesota Church Protest Arrests; Judge Rejects Charges Against Journalist
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
A
9.4
B
18.2
63.5
B
39.8
30.2
B
28.6