DIThe Distraction Index

#immigration enforcement

76 events across 33 weeks

19Damage
38Hype
19Noise
21.0Avg Dmg
31.1Avg Hype
WEEK 92Sep 27 – Oct 3
DMG2026-09-28
Trump Administration Immigration Enforcement Expansion
Enforcement Actionfederal · broad
Damage
40.2
Hype
33.5
WEEK 90Sep 13 – 19
DMG2026-09-15
Trump Third-Country Deportations
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
37.8
Hype
36.3
WEEK 88Aug 30 – Sep 5
HYPE2026-09-02
Executive Order Increases Scrutiny of Immigration-Tied Financial Activity
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
23.1
Hype
29.3
WEEK 87Aug 23 – 29
NOISE2026-08-22
GOP Representative Criticizes Trump Administration Deportation Overreach
Norm Erosion Onlyfederal · moderate
Damage
2.3
Hype
17.5
NOISE2026-08-22
Trump Administration Attempts to Restrict Immigrant Truck Drivers
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
20.6
Hype
13.5
WEEK 84Aug 2 – 8
NOISE2026-08-03
Man Detained at New Jersey Facility Dies in ICE Custody
Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
22.5
Hype
19.5
DMG2026-08-02
ICE Detentions Reach Trump-Era High in July Amid Immigration Crackdown
Enforcement Actionfederal · broad
Damage
36.8
Hype
29.5
WEEK 83Jul 26 – Aug 1
NOISE2026-07-31
Trump Administration Immigration Crackdown Threatens Haitian Caregivers
Enforcement Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
21.6
Hype
22.3
HYPE2026-07-30
Trump Administration DACA Deportation - Unauthorized Travel Justification
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
29.6
Hype
30.8
NOISE2026-07-30
Trump Administration Migrant Detention Policies Rejected by Courts
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
21.0
Hype
16.3
WEEK 82Jul 19 – 25
NOISE2026-07-25
Hundreds March to Trump Tower for ICE Victims Vigil
Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate
Damage
0.3
Hype
8.5
HYPE2026-07-25
White House Proposes Veterans Replace Immigrant Truckers in Licensing Crackdown
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
0.1
Hype
38.6
HYPE2026-07-25
White House Wants Veterans to Replace Immigrant Truckers
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
0.1
Hype
30.0
HYPE2026-07-24
Trump Administration Blocks Immigrant Truckers, Proposes Veterans Replacement
Enforcement Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
15.4
Hype
45.2
NOISE2026-07-24
Lawsuit Seeks to Block New ICE Detention Center in Colorado
Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate
Damage
7.4
Hype
14.8
DMG2026-07-23
ACLU Reports Civil Rights Violations During Immigration Enforcement Actions
Enforcement Actionfederal · broad
Damage
35.2
Hype
23.3
WEEK 81Jul 12 – 18
NOISE2026-07-12
ICE Raids Business, Manager Reports Understaffing
Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
1.8
Hype
15.3
NOISE2026-07-12
ICE Officer Allegedly Shoots Houston Driver Through Passenger Window
Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
7.6
Hype
12.5
WEEK 80Jul 5 – 11
NOISE2026-07-08
Video Challenges ICE and CBP Account of Shooting Incident
Norm Erosion Onlyfederal · narrow
Damage
15.0
Hype
22.0
NOISE2026-07-08
Trump Deportees Arrive in Eswatini from United States
Enforcement Actioninternational · narrow
Damage
6.0
Hype
8.5
DMG2026-07-05
Hmong Deportations from Twin Cities to Laos
Enforcement Actionmulti state · narrow
Damage
41.2
Hype
39.0
WEEK 78Jun 21 – 27
HYPE2026-06-21
ICE Plans to Offload Detention Center Properties
Resource Reallocationmulti state · moderate
Damage
2.2
Hype
51.3
WEEK 75May 31 – Jun 6
HYPE2026-06-06
New Jersey ICE detention center exposes Trump immigration policy
Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
16.3
Hype
35.0
HYPE2026-06-05
ICE Policy Change on Reporting Detainee Deaths
Norm Erosion Onlyfederal · narrow
Damage
19.5
Hype
48.5
HYPE2026-06-03
Cuban Immigrants Deported to Mexico Under Trump Administration
Enforcement Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
21.1
Hype
37.5
HYPE2026-06-03
Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting Banks Supporting Illegal Immigration
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
33.9
Hype
70.0
HYPE2026-05-30
DOJ Lawsuit Against States Over ICE Undercover License Plates
Enforcement Actionmulti state · narrow
Damage
20.1
Hype
26.8
WEEK 74May 24 – 30
HYPE2026-05-23
Congressman Compares Current Immigration Raids to WWII Japanese Detention
Enforcement Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
53.5
WEEK 72May 10 – 16
DMG2026-05-14
Judge Orders US Government to Return Colombian Woman Deported to DR Congo
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
30.9
Hype
29.0
HYPE2026-05-10
Woman Fleeing Genital Mutilation Deported by US
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
28.2
Hype
44.3
NOISE2026-05-10
San Antonio ICE Facility Paused for Environmental Review
Resource Reallocationsingle state · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
11.5
HYPE2026-05-08
DOJ Lawsuit Against New Mexico and Albuquerque on Immigration Enforcement
Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate
Damage
25.4
Hype
40.3
WEEK 70Apr 26 – May 2
HYPE2026-04-26
ICE Arrests Family Members of Boulder Firebombing Suspect
Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
17.4
Hype
45.8
WEEK 68Apr 12 – 18
DMG2026-04-15
Trump Administration Halts Investigation into Deportation Flights
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
46.9
Hype
30.5
HYPE2026-04-15
Immigration Enforcement Chilling Effect on Tax Filing
Norm Erosion Onlyfederal · narrow
Damage
14.1
Hype
29.5
DMG2026-04-12
ICE Detention and Deportation Operations Without Due Process
Enforcement Actionfederal · broad
Damage
53.7
Hype
42.0
DMG2026-04-12
White House Directs Republican-Led States to Crack Down on Immigration
Policy Changemulti state · broad
Damage
58.7
Hype
38.8
HYPE2026-04-11
Trump Administration Lawsuit Against Washtenaw County ICE Policies
Judicial/Legal Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
18.1
Hype
34.5
WEEK 67Apr 5 – 11
HYPE2026-04-05
ICE Arrests Iranian Nationals with Tehran Government Connections
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
21.8
Hype
68.0
WEEK 65Mar 22 – 28
NOISE2026-03-22
Detained Immigrant Children Face Concerning Conditions at Texas Facility
Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
23.0
Hype
24.5
WEEK 62Mar 1 – 7
HYPE2026-03-02
Trump Administration Targets Pregnant ICE Detainees with Inhumane Treatment
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
25.0
Hype
60.0
NOISE2026-03-02
NOISE: Can Michigan Block New ICE Facilities
Damage
0.0
Hype
36.3
HYPE2026-02-28
Judge Rules Against Trump Administration Refugee Arrests in Minnesota
Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate
Damage
37.0
Hype
54.5
WEEK 60Feb 15 – 21
HYPE2026-02-21
Trump Administration Seeks to Deport Iranian-American Orphan Adopted by US Veteran
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
7.4
Hype
31.4
DMG2026-02-21
ICE Begins Purchasing Warehouses for Detention Facilities
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
37.2
Hype
27.4
NOISE2026-02-17
Communities Enact Protective Immigration Policies Despite Federal Roadblocks
Norm Erosion Onlymulti state · moderate
Damage
19.4
Hype
21.9
HYPE2026-02-17
Top Trump Homeland Security Spokesperson Departs Amid Immigration Crackdown Scrutiny
Personnel Capturefederal · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
30.1
DMG2026-02-15
US Deports 9 Individuals to Cameroon Despite Court Protections
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
30.6
Hype
15.1
HYPE2026-02-15
Immigration Enforcement Violence and Community Response
Policy Changemulti state · broad
Damage
43.2
Hype
67.3
HYPE2026-02-13
Trump Administration Halts Deportation Surge in Minnesota
Policy Changesingle state · moderate
Damage
4.4
Hype
30.3
HYPE2025-09-05
Justice Department Sues Boston Over Immigration Enforcement Obstruction
Judicial/Legal Actionlocal · moderate
Damage
29.8
Hype
54.3
WEEK 57Jan 25 – 31
DMG2026-01-30
Large-Scale ICE Immigration Enforcement Operation in Minnesota
Enforcement Actionsingle state · broad
Damage
38.4
Hype
28.2
WEEK 49Nov 30 – Dec 6
NOISE2025-12-05
County Jail in Arkansas Produces Hundreds of ICE Arrests
Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate
Damage
17.8
Hype
22.6
WEEK 43Oct 19 – 25
HYPE2025-10-23
Trump Deploys 100 Immigration Agents to San Francisco
Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate
Damage
18.2
Hype
30.6
WEEK 40Sep 28 – Oct 4
DMG2025-10-03
ICE Enforcement Operations Expand Across Multiple Cities
Enforcement Actionmulti state · moderate
Damage
28.0
Hype
27.5
HYPE2025-10-03
ICE Detains Michigan Man with Leukemia, Denies Bond
Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
5.2
Hype
26.4
WEEK 35Aug 24 – 30
HYPE2025-08-30
Border Patrol Arrests Firefighter During Washington Wildfire Response
Enforcement Actionmulti state · narrow
Damage
12.3
Hype
31.5
HYPE2025-08-30
ICE Detainee Data Shows 70% Lack Criminal Convictions
Enforcement Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
21.6
Hype
25.1
NOISE2025-08-30
Trump Administration Plans Removal of Nearly 700 Unaccompanied Migrant Children
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
10.9
Hype
19.9
WEEK 32Aug 3 – 9
HYPE2025-08-09
ICE Ramps Up Recruitment Amid Deportation Criticism
Enforcement Actionfederal · broad
Damage
22.8
Hype
25.1
WEEK 30Jul 20 – 26
NOISE2025-07-26
ICE Continues Detention of Ohio Cleric with Disputed Claims
Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
10.9
Hype
15.7
HYPE2025-07-26
DOJ Sues Cities Over Sanctuary Policies
Judicial/Legal Actionmulti state · moderate
Damage
27.6
Hype
30.8
DMG2025-07-26
FEMA Grant Program Funds Migrant Detention Centers
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
31.5
Hype
27.1
DMG2025-07-26
ICE Enforcement Actions at San Francisco Immigration Court
Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
40.4
Hype
31.2
WEEK 28Jul 6 – 12
HYPE2025-07-12
Farm Worker Dies Following Immigration Raid
Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
17.4
Hype
31.2
HYPE2025-07-12
ICE Officers Doxxed by Antifa in Portland
Information Operationsingle state · narrow
Damage
7.5
Hype
29.2
WEEK 24Jun 8 – 14
HYPE2025-06-14
Bay Area Lawmakers Denounce Deportation of Palestinian Activists
Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
10.9
Hype
26.3
DMG2025-06-14
Immigration Raids Threaten Food Supply Chain
Enforcement Actionfederal · broad
Damage
41.6
Hype
27.1
HYPE2025-06-14
Met Opera Attendance Drops During Immigration Crackdown
Enforcement Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
4.2
Hype
35.8
WEEK 17Apr 20 – 26
HYPE2025-04-26
FBI Arrests Judge for Allegedly Helping Man Evade Immigration Agents
Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
31.8
Hype
33.5
WEEK 16Apr 13 – 19
DMG2025-04-19
Trump Administration Implements Mass Deportations Under Alien Enemies Act
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
47.5
Hype
31.4
DMG2025-04-19
ICE Detains U.S. Citizens Despite Valid Documentation
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
24.8
Hype
17.3
NOISE2025-04-19
Ads Urging Migrants to Self-Deport Have Limited Effect
Information Operationfederal · narrow
Damage
2.2
Hype
3.6
WEEK 14Mar 30 – Apr 5
HYPE2025-04-05
ICE Arrests at Milwaukee County Courthouse
Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
17.8
Hype
26.9
WEEK 9Feb 23 – Mar 1
DMG2025-03-01
Trump Administration Implements Aggressive ICE Enforcement
Enforcement Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
29.8
Hype
29.2
WEEK 2Jan 5 – 11
HYPE2025-01-11
ICE Arrests Convicted Child Molester in Rhode Island
Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
0.7
Hype
33.8