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#immigration_enforcement
71 events across 26 weeks
18
Damage
33
Hype
20
Noise
17.8
Avg Dmg
27.5
Avg Hype
WEEK 68
Apr 12 – 18
HYPE
2026-04-16
French Government Seeks Release of 86-Year-Old French Widow Held by ICE
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
Damage
21.4
Hype
48.3
HYPE
2026-04-16
ICE Detention Center Population Surge at Adelanto Facility
Resource Reallocation
single state · narrow
Damage
21.6
Hype
33.5
NOISE
2026-04-16
Judge Extends Pause on Maryland Warehouse Conversion to Immigrant Detention
Policy Change
single state · moderate
Damage
13.1
Hype
17.5
DMG
2026-04-16
Immigrant Deaths in ICE Custody Rise; DHS Withholds Details
Resource Reallocation
federal · narrow
Damage
40.1
Hype
27.8
HYPE
2026-04-12
ICE Detention and Deportation of Iranian National with Hostage Crisis Ties
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
Damage
15.6
Hype
67.8
WEEK 67
Apr 5 – 11
HYPE
2026-04-05
ICE Arrests Relatives of Slain Iranian General After Revoking Green Cards
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
Damage
46.9
Hype
52.5
DMG
2026-04-05
Iowa Judge Finds Federal Immigration Actions Test Bounds of Bad Faith
Judicial/Legal Action
single state · narrow
WEEK 65
Mar 22 – 28
HYPE
2026-03-23
Mexico Reports Nearly 200,000 Repatriations From U.S. Since Trump Return to Office
Enforcement Action
international · broad
Damage
36.4
Hype
47.8
HYPE
2026-03-22
Trump Administration Deploys ICE to Airports During DHS Shutdown
Enforcement Action
federal · moderate
WEEK 61
Feb 22 – 28
NOISE
2026-02-26
DHS Official Promises No Immigration Agents at Polling Places During Midterms
Norm Erosion Only
federal · broad
Damage
0.0
Hype
24.3
NOISE
2026-02-24
Witness in Immigration Agent Shooting Dies in Car Accident
single state · narrow
WEEK 60
Feb 15 – 21
DMG
2026-02-15
ICE Federal Agents Alleged to Have Lied About Shooting Incident
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
Damage
30.9
Hype
20.3
HYPE
2026-02-15
Trump Administration Deportations to Third Countries Cost $35-40 Million
Resource Reallocation
federal · narrow
WEEK 58
Feb 1 – 7
HYPE
2026-02-05
ICE Lawyer Removed After Telling Judge Job Sucks
Personnel Capture
single state · narrow
Damage
1.6
Hype
27.2
HYPE
2026-02-05
Trump Administration Reduces ICE Presence in Minnesota
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
WEEK 56
Jan 18 – 24
DMG
2026-01-23
Congress Deepens Investment in DHS Biometrics
Resource Reallocation
federal · broad
Damage
30.3
Hype
6.0
HYPE
2026-01-23
Maine Governor Demands Immigration Arrest Data Amid Enforcement Surge
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
WEEK 55
Jan 11 – 17
HYPE
2026-01-16
Homeland Security Audits Healthcare Provider Employment Records for Undocumented Workers
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
Damage
6.5
Hype
29.4
HYPE
2026-01-16
ICE Operations and Migrant Arrests in Minneapolis
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
WEEK 47
Nov 16 – 22
HYPE
2025-11-21
Charlotte Immigration Crackdown Continues Despite Sheriff Saying It Ended
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
Damage
21.7
Hype
26.7
HYPE
2025-11-21
Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Immigrants Fined Up to $1.8 Million for Remaining in Country
Enforcement Action
federal · moderate
WEEK 46
Nov 9 – 15
HYPE
2025-11-14
Trump Administration Targets Charlotte, North Carolina for Immigration Crackdown
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
Damage
13.2
Hype
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
Damage
3.4
Hype
13.5
HYPE
2025-11-07
Michigan Considers Banning ICE Agents from Churches and Schools
Policy Change
single state · moderate
WEEK 42
Oct 12 – 18
DMG
2025-10-17
Government Suppressing Speech to Prevent ICE Raid Warnings
Information Operation
federal · broad
Damage
30.2
Hype
28.6
HYPE
2025-10-17
ICE Arrests Suburban Police Officer in Immigration Enforcement Blitz
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
WEEK 41
Oct 5 – 11
HYPE
2025-10-10
Pope Meets Chicago Union Leaders, Urges Migrant Welcome During ICE Crackdown
Information Operation
single state · moderate
Damage
1.8
Hype
42.2
HYPE
2025-10-10
DHS Reports Anti-ICE Agitators Placing Bounties on Federal Officers
Information Operation
federal · narrow
WEEK 39
Sep 21 – 27
NOISE
2025-09-26
Senator Durbin Seeks ICE Meeting Over Recent Raids
federal · narrow
Damage
1.1
Hype
16.0
HYPE
2025-09-26
ICE Enforcement Actions and Migrant Appointments in Dallas
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
WEEK 38
Sep 14 – 20
HYPE
2025-09-20
ICE Conducts Large-Scale Arrests in Chicago Area Operation
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
Damage
26.4
Hype
32.3
WEEK 37
Sep 7 – 13
NOISE
2025-09-13
ICE Conducts Immigration Raid on Hyundai Workers
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
Damage
5.3
Hype
20.9
WEEK 33
Aug 10 – 16
HYPE
2025-08-16
Immigration-Related Arrests Spike in DC
Enforcement Action
local · moderate
Damage
18.8
Hype
32.4
DMG
2025-08-16
DOJ Agrees to Rewrite DC Police Takeover Order
Enforcement Action
local · moderate
WEEK 31
Jul 27 – Aug 2
NOISE
2025-08-02
Texas Researcher Detained at Airport Faces Deportation
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
Damage
11.5
Hype
17.8
HYPE
2025-08-02
DeSantis Opposes ICE Poaching Local Police with $50,000 Bonuses
Policy Change
single state · narrow
WEEK 29
Jul 13 – 19
DMG
2025-07-19
Hegseth Details Plan to Detain Immigrants at Military Bases
Enforcement Action
multi state · moderate
Damage
30.0
Hype
23.7
DMG
2025-07-19
Camp Atterbury Slated for Use as ICE Internment Facility
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
WEEK 27
Jun 29 – Jul 5
NOISE
2025-07-05
Judge Blocks Immigrant Deportation to South Sudan
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · narrow
Damage
7.1
Hype
5.6
DMG
2025-07-05
DOJ Sues Los Angeles Over Sanctuary City Policy
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
WEEK 26
Jun 22 – 28
DMG
2025-06-23
FBI Reassigns Agents from Immigration Back to Counterterrorism
Resource Reallocation
federal · broad
Damage
34.5
Hype
15.3
DMG
2025-06-23
Mahmoud Khalil Released from ICE Detention After 104 Days
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
WEEK 25
Jun 15 – 21
DMG
2025-06-14
Trump Administration Immigration Raids Threatening Food Supply
Enforcement Action
multi state · broad
Damage
26.1
Hype
26.0
NOISE
2025-06-14
Trump Reduces Mass Deportation Sweeps
Enforcement Action
federal · broad
WEEK 12
Mar 16 – 22
HYPE
2025-03-22
Trump Administration Targets Venezuelan Gang
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
Damage
7.1
Hype
29.6
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
Damage
32.5
Hype
25.1
NOISE
2025-02-22
Guantanamo Bay Migrant Detainees Removed from Base
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
WEEK 4
Jan 19 – 25
HYPE
2025-01-24
State Attorneys General Assert Law Enforcement Cannot Be Commandeered for Federal Immigration Enforcement
Norm Erosion Only
multi state · moderate
Damage
7.6
Hype
31.5
HYPE
2025-01-24
Trump Administration Restricts Immigration Arrests at Churches
Enforcement Action
federal · moderate
WEEK 3
Jan 12 – 18
HYPE
2025-01-18
Iowa Governor Directs Law Enforcement to Cooperate with Trump Deportations
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
Damage
16.7
Hype
36.9
Damage
37.1
Hype
23.5
Damage
27.8
Hype
79.0
HYPE
2026-03-22
Ted Cruz Suggests Splitting ICE and CBP Funding From DHS
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
5.0
Hype
49.0
Damage
4.2
Hype
22.5
Damage
15.3
Hype
48.0
NOISE
2026-02-10
ICE Chief Defends Immigration Enforcement Operations Before Congress
Enforcement Action
federal · moderate
Damage
3.1
Hype
16.2
Damage
10.0
Hype
28.2
DMG
2026-02-05
Spanberger Orders State Agencies to End ICE Agreements
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
Damage
25.8
Hype
21.7
HYPE
2026-02-05
Tillis Probes ICE Practices After Calling Noem Sycophant
Enforcement Action
federal · moderate
Damage
7.5
Hype
24.0
Damage
6.2
Hype
32.4
DMG
2026-01-23
ICE Memo Asserts Sweeping Power to Enter Homes Without Judicial Warrant
Enforcement Action
federal · broad
Damage
62.1
Hype
23.3
NOISE
2026-01-23
House Passes $1.2 Trillion Spending Bills with ICE Funding Despite Democratic Opposition
Resource Reallocation
federal · broad
Damage
6.7
Hype
13.7
Damage
17.4
Hype
26.4
HYPE
2026-01-16
Portland Mayor Anticipates ICE Agents in City Within Two Weeks
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
Damage
7.9
Hype
24.6
Damage
4.4
Hype
26.9
NOISE
2025-11-21
Federal Judge Orders Release of 16 Migrants Detained in Idaho Raid
Judicial/Legal Action
single state · narrow
Damage
10.2
Hype
19.1
Damage
7.5
Hype
26.9
Damage
10.4
Hype
32.5
Damage
22.9
Hype
47.3
HYPE
2025-10-10
ICE Kicked Off City Property in Hammond
Enforcement Action
local · narrow
Damage
10.4
Hype
25.6
NOISE
2025-10-10
ACLU Sues Trump Officials Over Migrant Arrests in Colorado
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
Damage
21.0
Hype
23.5
NOISE
2025-10-10
DHS Purchases Additional ICE Facilities in Chicago and Portland
Resource Reallocation
multi state · moderate
Damage
8.8
Hype
17.5
Damage
1.8
Hype
25.9
DMG
2025-09-26
California Defies ICE Courthouse Arrest Restrictions
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
Damage
25.5
Hype
22.3
Damage
38.8
Hype
27.1
Damage
2.9
Hype
26.4
NOISE
2025-08-02
Judge Pauses Trump Administration Fast-Track Deportation Expansion
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · moderate
Damage
16.2
Hype
18.6
NOISE
2025-08-02
ICE Detains Man in South Orange Without Providing Name or Reason
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
Damage
14.0
Hype
15.3
NOISE
2025-08-02
DeSantis Administration Signs Enhanced Immigration Enforcement Agreements with Federal Authorities
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
Damage
8.4
Hype
7.5
Damage
31.5
Hype
30.4
NOISE
2025-07-19
CBP Mocks Migrant Wearing American Flag T-Shirt
Information Operation
single state · narrow
Damage
2.7
Hype
20.9
DMG
2025-07-19
ICE Head Confirms Use of Medicaid Data and Mask Policy
Enforcement Action
federal · broad
Damage
36.5
Hype
17.8
HYPE
2025-07-19
Abrego Garcia Arrest Cited in Immigration Crime Crackdown
Information Operation
federal · narrow
Damage
6.2
Hype
48.3
Damage
33.5
Hype
29.2
NOISE
2025-07-05
DOJ Pushes to Revoke Citizenship for Eligible Immigrants
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
Damage
21.5
Hype
24.9
Damage
43.7
Hype
27.6
Damage
4.2
Hype
13.2
HYPE
2025-06-14
Union Leader Arrest Galvanizes California Democrats on Immigration
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
Damage
10.1
Hype
25.1
Damage
4.7
Hype
10.2
Damage
21.2
Hype
30.8
DMG
2025-01-24
Schools and Churches Brace for Trump's Historic Deportation Campaign
Enforcement Action
multi state · broad
Damage
48.9
Hype
25.1