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#detention
23 events across 17 weeks
5
Damage
5
Distraction
13
Noise
16.6
Avg A
20.2
Avg B
WEEK 57
Jan 25 – 31
NOISE
2026-01-30
Detainees Pepper-Sprayed at Florida ICE Detention Center
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
A
9.4
B
12.7
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
WEEK 49
Nov 30 – Dec 6
NOISE
2025-12-05
County Jail in Arkansas Produces Hundreds of ICE Arrests
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
A
17.8
B
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
A
10.2
B
19.1
WEEK 44
Oct 26 – Nov 1
DIST
2025-10-30
British Political Commentator Detained Without Clear Legal Basis
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
A
22.5
B
25.1
WEEK 37
Sep 7 – 13
NOISE
2025-09-13
Water Infrastructure Failure at Guantánamo Bay Affects Migrant Operations
Resource Reallocation
federal · narrow
A
2.3
B
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
A
5.1
B
11.4
WEEK 35
Aug 24 – 30
DIST
2025-08-30
ICE Detainee Data Shows 70% Lack Criminal Convictions
Enforcement Action
federal · moderate
A
21.6
B
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
A
14.0
B
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
A
10.9
B
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
A
31.5
B
30.4
DMG
2025-07-19
Hegseth Details Plan to Detain Immigrants at Military Bases
Enforcement Action
multi state · moderate
A
30.0
WEEK 24
Jun 8 – 14
DIST
2025-06-14
Trump Administration Defies Court Order on Mahmoud Khalil Detention
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
A
1.7
B
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
A
26.6
B
13.7
WEEK 19
May 4 – 10
DIST
2025-05-10
Newark Mayor Arrested at Immigration Center Protest
Enforcement Action
local · narrow
A
4.7
B
26.2
NOISE
2025-05-10
Columbia Student Remains Free After Citizenship Interview Arrest
Judicial/Legal Action
single state · narrow
A
WEEK 10
Mar 2 – 8
NOISE
2025-03-07
Trump Administration Brings Back Family Detention Practice
Policy Change
federal · moderate
A
23.5
B
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
A
32.5
B
25.1
NOISE
2025-02-22
Guantanamo Bay Migrant Detainees Removed from Base
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
A
WEEK 6
Feb 2 – 8
DIST
2025-02-08
Federal Prisons Used for Immigration Enforcement Detentions
Enforcement Action
federal · moderate
A
23.5
B
25.0
NOISE
2025-02-08
Trump Administration Prepares to Restart Immigrant Family Detention
Enforcement Action
federal · moderate
A
WEEK 3
Jan 12 – 18
DMG
2025-01-18
Senate Advances Migrant Detention Bill
Policy Change
federal · moderate
A
37.2
B
25.4
B
23.7
4.3
B
17.3
NOISE
2025-05-10
Cities Use Local Laws to Thwart Immigrant Detention Centers
Enforcement Action
multi state · moderate
A
17.2
B
22.1
4.7
B
10.2
18.2
B
24.3