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31 events across 20 weeks
8
Damage
9
Hype
14
Noise
18.8
Avg Dmg
24.4
Avg Hype
WEEK 68
Apr 12 – 18
HYPE
2026-04-16
French Government Seeks Release of 86-Year-Old French Widow Held by ICE
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
Damage
21.4
Hype
48.3
HYPE
2026-04-16
ICE Detention Center Population Surge at Adelanto Facility
Resource Reallocation
single state · narrow
Damage
21.6
Hype
33.5
DMG
2026-04-16
Immigrant Deaths in ICE Custody Rise; DHS Withholds Details
Resource Reallocation
federal · narrow
Damage
40.1
Hype
27.8
NOISE
2026-04-16
Judge Extends Pause on Maryland Warehouse Conversion to Immigrant Detention
Policy Change
single state · moderate
Damage
13.1
Hype
17.5
HYPE
2026-04-12
ICE Detention and Deportation of Iranian National with Hostage Crisis Ties
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
Damage
15.6
Hype
67.8
WEEK 62
Mar 1 – 7
HYPE
2026-03-02
Trump Administration Targets Pregnant ICE Detainees with Inhumane Treatment
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
Damage
25.0
Hype
60.0
WEEK 60
Feb 15 – 21
DMG
2026-02-21
ICE Begins Purchasing Warehouses for Detention Facilities
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
Damage
37.2
Hype
27.4
DMG
2025-10-31
More Than 100 Judges Rule Against Trump Administration's Mandatory Detention Policy
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · broad
WEEK 57
Jan 25 – 31
NOISE
2026-01-30
Detainees Pepper-Sprayed at Florida ICE Detention Center
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
Damage
9.4
Hype
12.7
NOISE
2026-01-30
ICE Confirms Plans to Build Temporary Detention Facility in Newport
Resource Reallocation
single state · narrow
WEEK 49
Nov 30 – Dec 6
NOISE
2025-12-05
County Jail in Arkansas Produces Hundreds of ICE Arrests
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
Damage
17.8
Hype
22.6
WEEK 47
Nov 16 – 22
NOISE
2025-11-21
Federal Judge Orders Release of 16 Migrants Detained in Idaho Raid
Judicial/Legal Action
single state · narrow
Damage
10.2
Hype
19.1
WEEK 44
Oct 26 – Nov 1
HYPE
2025-10-30
British Political Commentator Detained Without Clear Legal Basis
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
Damage
22.5
Hype
25.1
WEEK 37
Sep 7 – 13
NOISE
2025-09-13
Water Infrastructure Failure at Guantánamo Bay Affects Migrant Operations
Resource Reallocation
federal · narrow
Damage
2.3
Hype
8.6
WEEK 36
Aug 31 – Sep 6
NOISE
2025-09-06
Trump Signs Executive Order on Wrongful Detention of Americans
Policy Change
international · narrow
Damage
5.1
Hype
11.4
WEEK 35
Aug 24 – 30
HYPE
2025-08-30
ICE Detainee Data Shows 70% Lack Criminal Convictions
Enforcement Action
federal · moderate
Damage
21.6
Hype
25.1
WEEK 31
Jul 27 – Aug 2
NOISE
2025-08-02
ICE Detains Man in South Orange Without Providing Name or Reason
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
Damage
14.0
Hype
15.3
WEEK 30
Jul 20 – 26
NOISE
2025-07-26
ICE Continues Detention of Ohio Cleric with Disputed Claims
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
Damage
10.9
Hype
15.7
WEEK 29
Jul 13 – 19
DMG
2025-07-19
Camp Atterbury Slated for Use as ICE Internment Facility
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
Damage
31.5
Hype
30.4
DMG
2025-07-19
Hegseth Details Plan to Detain Immigrants at Military Bases
Enforcement Action
multi state · moderate
WEEK 24
Jun 8 – 14
HYPE
2025-06-14
Trump Administration Defies Court Order on Mahmoud Khalil Detention
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
Damage
1.7
Hype
25.3
WEEK 21
May 18 – 24
DMG
2025-05-23
White House Defies Federal Judge Ruling on Migrant Detention in Djibouti
Enforcement Action
international · narrow
Damage
26.6
Hype
13.7
WEEK 19
May 4 – 10
NOISE
2025-05-10
Columbia Student Remains Free After Citizenship Interview Arrest
Judicial/Legal Action
single state · narrow
Damage
4.3
Hype
17.3
NOISE
2025-05-10
Cities Use Local Laws to Thwart Immigrant Detention Centers
Enforcement Action
multi state · moderate
WEEK 10
Mar 2 – 8
NOISE
2025-03-07
Trump Administration Brings Back Family Detention Practice
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
23.5
Hype
23.9
WEEK 8
Feb 16 – 22
DMG
2025-02-22
Military Sites Including Hill Air Force Base Designated for Migrant Detention
Resource Reallocation
multi state · narrow
Damage
32.5
Hype
25.1
NOISE
2025-02-22
Guantanamo Bay Migrant Detainees Removed from Base
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
WEEK 6
Feb 2 – 8
NOISE
2025-02-08
Trump Administration Prepares to Restart Immigrant Family Detention
Enforcement Action
federal · moderate
Damage
18.2
Hype
24.3
HYPE
2025-02-08
Federal Prisons Used for Immigration Enforcement Detentions
Enforcement Action
federal · moderate
WEEK 3
Jan 12 – 18
DMG
2025-01-18
Senate Advances Migrant Detention Bill
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
37.2
Hype
25.4
Damage
28.1
Hype
7.7
Damage
11.3
Hype
17.3
Damage
30.0
Hype
23.7
Damage
17.2
Hype
22.1
HYPE
2025-05-10
Newark Mayor Arrested at Immigration Center Protest
Enforcement Action
local · narrow
Damage
4.7
Hype
26.2
Damage
4.7
Hype
10.2
Damage
23.5
Hype
25.0