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#immigration_enforcement
58 events across 21 weeks
15
Damage
25
Distraction
18
Noise
16.8
Avg A
24.4
Avg B
WEEK 58
Feb 1 – 7
DIST
2026-02-05
Tillis Probes ICE Practices After Calling Noem Sycophant
Enforcement Action
federal · moderate
A
7.5
B
24.0
DMG
2026-02-05
Spanberger Orders State Agencies to End ICE Agreements
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
A
25.8
B
21.7
DIST
2026-02-05
ICE Lawyer Removed After Telling Judge Job Sucks
Personnel Capture
single state · narrow
A
1.6
B
27.2
DIST
2026-02-05
Trump Administration Reduces ICE Presence in Minnesota
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
A
10.0
B
28.2
WEEK 56
Jan 18 – 24
DMG
2026-01-23
Congress Deepens Investment in DHS Biometrics
Resource Reallocation
federal · broad
A
30.3
B
6.0
DMG
2026-01-23
ICE Memo Asserts Sweeping Power to Enter Homes Without Judicial Warrant
Enforcement Action
federal · broad
A
62.1
WEEK 55
Jan 11 – 17
DIST
2026-01-16
Homeland Security Audits Healthcare Provider Employment Records for Undocumented Workers
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
A
6.5
B
29.4
DIST
2026-01-16
ICE Operations and Migrant Arrests in Minneapolis
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
A
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
DIST
2025-11-21
Charlotte Immigration Crackdown Continues Despite Sheriff Saying It Ended
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
A
WEEK 46
Nov 9 – 15
DIST
2025-11-14
Trump Administration Targets Charlotte, North Carolina for Immigration Crackdown
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
A
13.2
B
26.6
WEEK 45
Nov 2 – 8
NOISE
2025-11-07
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Deportation of Brown Medicine Doctor
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · narrow
A
3.4
B
13.5
DIST
2025-11-07
Michigan Considers Banning ICE Agents from Churches and Schools
Policy Change
single state · moderate
A
WEEK 42
Oct 12 – 18
DMG
2025-10-17
Government Suppressing Speech to Prevent ICE Raid Warnings
Information Operation
federal · broad
A
30.2
B
28.6
DIST
2025-10-17
ICE Arrests Suburban Police Officer in Immigration Enforcement Blitz
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
A
WEEK 41
Oct 5 – 11
NOISE
2025-10-10
ACLU Sues Trump Officials Over Migrant Arrests in Colorado
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
A
21.0
B
23.5
DIST
2025-10-10
ICE Kicked Off City Property in Hammond
Enforcement Action
local · narrow
A
10.4
WEEK 39
Sep 21 – 27
DIST
2025-09-26
ICE Enforcement Actions and Migrant Appointments in Dallas
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
A
1.8
B
25.9
NOISE
2025-09-26
Senator Durbin Seeks ICE Meeting Over Recent Raids
federal · narrow
A
1.1
WEEK 38
Sep 14 – 20
DIST
2025-09-20
ICE Conducts Large-Scale Arrests in Chicago Area Operation
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
A
26.4
B
32.3
WEEK 37
Sep 7 – 13
NOISE
2025-09-13
ICE Conducts Immigration Raid on Hyundai Workers
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
A
5.3
B
20.9
WEEK 33
Aug 10 – 16
DMG
2025-08-16
DOJ Agrees to Rewrite DC Police Takeover Order
Enforcement Action
local · moderate
A
38.8
B
27.1
DIST
2025-08-16
Immigration-Related Arrests Spike in DC
Enforcement Action
local · moderate
A
18.8
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
NOISE
2025-08-02
Judge Pauses Trump Administration Fast-Track Deportation Expansion
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · moderate
A
WEEK 29
Jul 13 – 19
DIST
2025-07-19
Abrego Garcia Arrest Cited in Immigration Crime Crackdown
Information Operation
federal · narrow
A
6.2
B
48.3
DMG
2025-07-19
ICE Head Confirms Use of Medicaid Data and Mask Policy
Enforcement Action
federal · broad
A
WEEK 27
Jun 29 – Jul 5
NOISE
2025-07-05
DOJ Pushes to Revoke Citizenship for Some Immigrants
Enforcement Action
federal · moderate
A
17.3
B
22.2
DMG
2025-07-05
DOJ Sues Los Angeles Over Sanctuary City Policy
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
A
33.5
WEEK 26
Jun 22 – 28
DMG
2025-06-23
FBI Reassigns Agents from Immigration Back to Counterterrorism
Resource Reallocation
federal · broad
A
34.5
B
15.3
DMG
2025-06-23
Mahmoud Khalil Released from ICE Detention After 104 Days
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
A
43.7
WEEK 25
Jun 15 – 21
DMG
2025-06-14
Trump Administration Immigration Raids Threatening Food Supply
Enforcement Action
multi state · broad
A
26.1
B
26.0
DIST
2025-06-14
Union Leader Arrest Galvanizes California Democrats on Immigration
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
A
WEEK 12
Mar 16 – 22
DIST
2025-03-22
Trump Administration Targets Venezuelan Gang
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
A
7.1
B
29.6
WEEK 8
Feb 16 – 22
NOISE
2025-02-22
Guantanamo Bay Migrant Detainees Removed from Base
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
A
4.7
B
10.2
DMG
2025-02-22
Military Sites Including Hill Air Force Base Designated for Migrant Detention
Resource Reallocation
multi state · narrow
A
WEEK 4
Jan 19 – 25
DIST
2025-01-24
Trump Administration Restricts Immigration Arrests at Churches
Enforcement Action
federal · moderate
A
21.2
B
30.8
DMG
2025-01-24
Schools and Churches Brace for Trump's Historic Deportation Campaign
Enforcement Action
multi state · broad
A
WEEK 3
Jan 12 – 18
DIST
2025-01-18
Iowa Governor Directs Law Enforcement to Cooperate with Trump Deportations
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
A
16.7
B
36.9
B
23.3
DIST
2026-01-23
Maine Governor Demands Immigration Arrest Data Amid Enforcement Surge
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
A
6.2
B
32.4
NOISE
2026-01-23
House Passes $1.2 Trillion Spending Bills with ICE Funding Despite Democratic Opposition
Resource Reallocation
federal · broad
A
6.7
B
13.7
17.4
B
26.4
DIST
2026-01-16
Portland Mayor Anticipates ICE Agents in City Within Two Weeks
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
A
7.9
B
24.6
21.7
B
26.7
DIST
2025-11-21
Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Immigrants Fined Up to $1.8 Million for Remaining in Country
Enforcement Action
federal · moderate
A
4.4
B
26.9
7.5
B
26.9
10.4
B
32.5
B
25.6
DIST
2025-10-10
Pope Meets Chicago Union Leaders, Urges Migrant Welcome During ICE Crackdown
Information Operation
single state · moderate
A
1.8
B
42.2
DIST
2025-10-10
DHS Reports Anti-ICE Agitators Placing Bounties on Federal Officers
Information Operation
federal · narrow
A
22.9
B
47.3
NOISE
2025-10-10
DHS Purchases Additional ICE Facilities in Chicago and Portland
Resource Reallocation
multi state · moderate
A
8.8
B
17.5
B
16.0
DMG
2025-09-26
California Defies ICE Courthouse Arrest Restrictions
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
A
25.5
B
22.3
B
32.4
16.2
B
18.6
NOISE
2025-08-02
Texas Researcher Detained at Airport Faces Deportation
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
A
11.5
B
17.8
DIST
2025-08-02
DeSantis Opposes ICE Poaching Local Police with $50,000 Bonuses
Policy Change
single state · narrow
A
2.9
B
26.4
NOISE
2025-08-02
DeSantis Administration Signs Enhanced Immigration Enforcement Agreements with Federal Authorities
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
A
8.4
B
7.5
36.5
B
17.8
DMG
2025-07-19
Hegseth Details Plan to Detain Immigrants at Military Bases
Enforcement Action
multi state · moderate
A
30.0
B
23.7
DMG
2025-07-19
Camp Atterbury Slated for Use as ICE Internment Facility
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
A
31.5
B
30.4
NOISE
2025-07-19
CBP Mocks Migrant Wearing American Flag T-Shirt
Information Operation
single state · narrow
A
2.7
B
20.9
B
29.2
NOISE
2025-07-05
DOJ Pushes to Revoke Citizenship for Eligible Immigrants
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
A
21.5
B
24.9
NOISE
2025-07-05
Judge Blocks Immigrant Deportation to South Sudan
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · narrow
A
7.1
B
5.6
B
27.6
10.1
B
25.1
NOISE
2025-06-14
Trump Reduces Mass Deportation Sweeps
Enforcement Action
federal · broad
A
4.2
B
13.2
NOISE
2025-06-14
Trump Administration Immigration Raids Threaten Food Supply Chain
Enforcement Action
multi state · moderate
A
11.6
B
18.1
32.5
B
25.1
48.9
B
25.1
DIST
2025-01-24
State Attorneys General Assert Law Enforcement Cannot Be Commandeered for Federal Immigration Enforcement
Norm Erosion Only
multi state · moderate
A
7.6
B
31.5