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#immigration enforcement
37 events across 17 weeks
10
Damage
20
Distraction
7
Noise
21.1
Avg A
30.3
Avg B
WEEK 65
Mar 22 – 28
NOISE
2026-03-22
Detained Immigrant Children Face Concerning Conditions at Texas Facility
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
A
23.0
B
24.5
WEEK 62
Mar 1 – 7
DIST
2026-03-02
Trump Administration Targets Pregnant ICE Detainees with Inhumane Treatment
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
A
25.0
B
60.0
NOISE
2026-03-02
NOISE: Can Michigan Block New ICE Facilities
A
0.0
B
WEEK 60
Feb 15 – 21
DIST
2026-02-21
Trump Administration Seeks to Deport Iranian-American Orphan Adopted by US Veteran
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
A
7.4
B
31.4
DMG
2026-02-21
ICE Begins Purchasing Warehouses for Detention Facilities
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
A
WEEK 57
Jan 25 – 31
DMG
2026-01-30
Large-Scale ICE Immigration Enforcement Operation in Minnesota
Enforcement Action
single state · broad
A
38.4
B
28.2
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 43
Oct 19 – 25
DIST
2025-10-23
Trump Deploys 100 Immigration Agents to San Francisco
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
A
18.2
B
30.6
WEEK 40
Sep 28 – Oct 4
DMG
2025-10-03
ICE Enforcement Operations Expand Across Multiple Cities
Enforcement Action
multi state · moderate
A
28.0
B
27.5
DIST
2025-10-03
ICE Detains Michigan Man with Leukemia, Denies Bond
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
A
WEEK 35
Aug 24 – 30
DIST
2025-08-30
Border Patrol Arrests Firefighter During Washington Wildfire Response
Enforcement Action
multi state · narrow
A
12.3
B
31.5
NOISE
2025-08-30
Trump Administration Plans Removal of Nearly 700 Unaccompanied Migrant Children
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
A
WEEK 32
Aug 3 – 9
DIST
2025-08-09
ICE Ramps Up Recruitment Amid Deportation Criticism
Enforcement Action
federal · broad
A
22.8
B
25.1
WEEK 30
Jul 20 – 26
DMG
2025-07-26
FEMA Grant Program Funds Migrant Detention Centers
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
A
31.5
B
27.1
DMG
2025-07-26
ICE Enforcement Actions at San Francisco Immigration Court
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
A
40.4
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
DIST
2025-07-12
Farm Worker Dies Following Immigration Raid
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
A
WEEK 24
Jun 8 – 14
DMG
2025-06-14
Immigration Raids Threaten Food Supply Chain
Enforcement Action
federal · broad
A
41.6
B
27.1
DIST
2025-06-14
Met Opera Attendance Drops During Immigration Crackdown
Enforcement Action
federal · moderate
A
WEEK 17
Apr 20 – 26
DIST
2025-04-26
FBI Arrests Judge for Allegedly Helping Man Evade Immigration Agents
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
A
31.8
B
33.5
WEEK 16
Apr 13 – 19
DMG
2025-04-19
ICE Detains U.S. Citizens Despite Valid Documentation
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
A
24.8
B
17.3
DMG
2025-04-19
Trump Administration Implements Mass Deportations Under Alien Enemies Act
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
A
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 9
Feb 23 – Mar 1
DMG
2025-03-01
Trump Administration Implements Aggressive ICE Enforcement
Enforcement Action
federal · moderate
A
29.8
B
29.2
WEEK 2
Jan 5 – 11
DIST
2025-01-11
ICE Arrests Convicted Child Molester in Rhode Island
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
A
0.7
B
33.8
36.3
DIST
2026-02-28
Judge Rules Against Trump Administration Refugee Arrests in Minnesota
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
A
37.0
B
54.5
37.2
B
27.4
DIST
2026-02-17
Top Trump Homeland Security Spokesperson Departs Amid Immigration Crackdown Scrutiny
Personnel Capture
federal · moderate
A
0.0
B
30.1
NOISE
2026-02-17
Communities Enact Protective Immigration Policies Despite Federal Roadblocks
Norm Erosion Only
multi state · moderate
A
19.4
B
21.9
DIST
2026-02-15
Immigration Enforcement Violence and Community Response
Policy Change
multi state · broad
A
43.2
B
67.3
DMG
2026-02-15
US Deports 9 Individuals to Cameroon Despite Court Protections
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
A
30.6
B
15.1
DIST
2026-02-13
Trump Administration Halts Deportation Surge in Minnesota
Policy Change
single state · moderate
A
4.4
B
30.3
DIST
2025-09-05
Justice Department Sues Boston Over Immigration Enforcement Obstruction
Judicial/Legal Action
local · moderate
A
29.8
B
54.3
5.2
B
26.4
10.9
B
19.9
DIST
2025-08-30
ICE Detainee Data Shows 70% Lack Criminal Convictions
Enforcement Action
federal · moderate
A
21.6
B
25.1
B
31.2
DIST
2025-07-26
DOJ Sues Cities Over Sanctuary Policies
Judicial/Legal Action
multi state · moderate
A
27.6
B
30.8
NOISE
2025-07-26
ICE Continues Detention of Ohio Cleric with Disputed Claims
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
A
10.9
B
15.7
17.4
B
31.2
4.2
B
35.8
DIST
2025-06-14
Bay Area Lawmakers Denounce Deportation of Palestinian Activists
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
A
10.9
B
26.3
47.5
B
31.4
NOISE
2025-04-19
Ads Urging Migrants to Self-Deport Have Limited Effect
Information Operation
federal · narrow
A
2.2
B
3.6
