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64 events across 24 weeks

16Damage

29Distraction

19Noise

16.7Avg A

26.3Avg B

WEEK 65Mar 22 – 28

Mexico Reports Nearly 200,000 Repatriations From U.S. Since Trump Return to Office

Enforcement Actioninternational · broad

Trump Administration Deploys ICE to Airports During DHS Shutdown

Enforcement Actionfederal · moderate

Ted Cruz Suggests Splitting ICE and CBP Funding From DHS

Policy Changefederal · moderate

WEEK 61Feb 22 – 28

NOISE2026-02-26

DHS Official Promises No Immigration Agents at Polling Places During Midterms

Norm Erosion Onlyfederal · broad

NOISE2026-02-24

Witness in Immigration Agent Shooting Dies in Car Accident

single state · narrow

WEEK 60Feb 15 – 21

Trump Administration Deportations to Third Countries Cost $35-40 Million

Resource Reallocationfederal · narrow

ICE Federal Agents Alleged to Have Lied About Shooting Incident

Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow

WEEK 58Feb 1 – 7

Tillis Probes ICE Practices After Calling Noem Sycophant

Enforcement Actionfederal · moderate

Trump Administration Reduces ICE Presence in Minnesota

Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate

WEEK 56Jan 18 – 24

Congress Deepens Investment in DHS Biometrics

Resource Reallocationfederal · broad

ICE Memo Asserts Sweeping Power to Enter Homes Without Judicial Warrant

Enforcement Actionfederal · broad

WEEK 55Jan 11 – 17

ICE Operations and Migrant Arrests in Minneapolis

Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate

Homeland Security Audits Healthcare Provider Employment Records for Undocumented Workers

Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate

WEEK 47Nov 16 – 22

Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Immigrants Fined Up to $1.8 Million for Remaining in Country

Enforcement Actionfederal · moderate

Charlotte Immigration Crackdown Continues Despite Sheriff Saying It Ended

Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate

WEEK 46Nov 9 – 15

Trump Administration Targets Charlotte, North Carolina for Immigration Crackdown

Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate

WEEK 45Nov 2 – 8

NOISE2025-11-07

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Deportation of Brown Medicine Doctor

Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow

Michigan Considers Banning ICE Agents from Churches and Schools

Policy Changesingle state · moderate

WEEK 42Oct 12 – 18

Government Suppressing Speech to Prevent ICE Raid Warnings

Information Operationfederal · broad

ICE Arrests Suburban Police Officer in Immigration Enforcement Blitz

Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow

WEEK 41Oct 5 – 11

DHS Reports Anti-ICE Agitators Placing Bounties on Federal Officers

Information Operationfederal · narrow

NOISE2025-10-10

ACLU Sues Trump Officials Over Migrant Arrests in Colorado

Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate

WEEK 39Sep 21 – 27

California Defies ICE Courthouse Arrest Restrictions

Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow

ICE Enforcement Actions and Migrant Appointments in Dallas

Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow

WEEK 38Sep 14 – 20

ICE Conducts Large-Scale Arrests in Chicago Area Operation

Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate

WEEK 37Sep 7 – 13

NOISE2025-09-13

ICE Conducts Immigration Raid on Hyundai Workers

Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow

WEEK 33Aug 10 – 16

Immigration-Related Arrests Spike in DC

Enforcement Actionlocal · moderate

DOJ Agrees to Rewrite DC Police Takeover Order

Enforcement Actionlocal · moderate

WEEK 31Jul 27 – Aug 2

DeSantis Opposes ICE Poaching Local Police with $50,000 Bonuses

Policy Changesingle state · narrow

NOISE2025-08-02

Texas Researcher Detained at Airport Faces Deportation

Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow

WEEK 29Jul 13 – 19

Camp Atterbury Slated for Use as ICE Internment Facility

Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate

Hegseth Details Plan to Detain Immigrants at Military Bases

Enforcement Actionmulti state · moderate

WEEK 27Jun 29 – Jul 5

NOISE2025-07-05

DOJ Pushes to Revoke Citizenship for Eligible Immigrants

Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow

DOJ Sues Los Angeles Over Sanctuary City Policy

Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate

WEEK 26Jun 22 – 28

Mahmoud Khalil Released from ICE Detention After 104 Days

Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow

FBI Reassigns Agents from Immigration Back to Counterterrorism

Resource Reallocationfederal · broad

WEEK 25Jun 15 – 21

NOISE2025-06-14

Trump Reduces Mass Deportation Sweeps

Enforcement Actionfederal · broad

Union Leader Arrest Galvanizes California Democrats on Immigration

Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow

WEEK 12Mar 16 – 22

Trump Administration Targets Venezuelan Gang

Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow

WEEK 8Feb 16 – 22

Military Sites Including Hill Air Force Base Designated for Migrant Detention

Resource Reallocationmulti state · narrow

NOISE2025-02-22

Guantanamo Bay Migrant Detainees Removed from Base

Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow

WEEK 4Jan 19 – 25

State Attorneys General Assert Law Enforcement Cannot Be Commandeered for Federal Immigration Enforcement

Norm Erosion Onlymulti state · moderate

Trump Administration Restricts Immigration Arrests at Churches

Enforcement Actionfederal · moderate

WEEK 3Jan 12 – 18

Iowa Governor Directs Law Enforcement to Cooperate with Trump Deportations

Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate

B

22.5

30.9

B

20.3

NOISE2026-02-10

ICE Chief Defends Immigration Enforcement Operations Before Congress

Enforcement Actionfederal · moderate

10.0

B

28.2

ICE Lawyer Removed After Telling Judge Job Sucks

Personnel Capturesingle state · narrow

Spanberger Orders State Agencies to End ICE Agreements

Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate

B

23.3

Maine Governor Demands Immigration Arrest Data Amid Enforcement Surge

Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate

NOISE2026-01-23

House Passes $1.2 Trillion Spending Bills with ICE Funding Despite Democratic Opposition

Resource Reallocationfederal · broad

6.5

B

29.4

Portland Mayor Anticipates ICE Agents in City Within Two Weeks

Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate

A

21.7

B

26.7

NOISE2025-11-21

Federal Judge Orders Release of 16 Migrants Detained in Idaho Raid

Judicial/Legal Actionsingle state · narrow

7.5

B

26.9

10.4

B

32.5

21.0

B

23.5

Pope Meets Chicago Union Leaders, Urges Migrant Welcome During ICE Crackdown

Information Operationsingle state · moderate

NOISE2025-10-10

DHS Purchases Additional ICE Facilities in Chicago and Portland

Resource Reallocationmulti state · moderate

ICE Kicked Off City Property in Hammond

Enforcement Actionlocal · narrow

1.8

B

25.9

NOISE2025-09-26

Senator Durbin Seeks ICE Meeting Over Recent Raids

federal · narrow

B

27.1

11.5

B

17.8

NOISE2025-08-02

Judge Pauses Trump Administration Fast-Track Deportation Expansion

Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · moderate

NOISE2025-08-02

ICE Detains Man in South Orange Without Providing Name or Reason

Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow

NOISE2025-08-02

DeSantis Administration Signs Enhanced Immigration Enforcement Agreements with Federal Authorities

Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate

30.0

B

23.7

ICE Head Confirms Use of Medicaid Data and Mask Policy

Enforcement Actionfederal · broad

Abrego Garcia Arrest Cited in Immigration Crime Crackdown

Information Operationfederal · narrow

NOISE2025-07-19

CBP Mocks Migrant Wearing American Flag T-Shirt

Information Operationsingle state · narrow

B

29.2

NOISE2025-07-05

Judge Blocks Immigrant Deportation to South Sudan

Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow

B

15.3

10.1

B

25.1

Trump Administration Immigration Raids Threatening Food Supply

Enforcement Actionmulti state · broad

4.7

B

10.2

A

21.2

B

30.8

Schools and Churches Brace for Trump's Historic Deportation Campaign

Enforcement Actionmulti state · broad