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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica

The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administration.

Inside ICE’s Broken System for Inspecting Detention Facilities

New data reveals a twisted ICE detention oversight system where facilities get glowing grades, even amid deadly conditions.

One Year of Immigration Enforcement Under the Second Trump Administration – Deportation Data Project

The story of immigration enforcement in the first year-plus of the second Trump administration is a story of a drastic increase in interior immigration enforcement: enforcement that occurs within the United States, usually far from the border. Interior deportations surged to five times their pre-inauguration level (see Figure 1).1

Immigration Enforcement in Los Angeles Under the Second Trump Administration – Deportation Data Project

We rely on our online visual tools to create this report, which means that you can click on any one of the figures and adjust time periods, breakouts, and other aspects to dig into the data in more detail. You can also swap out the Los Angeles ICE area of responsibility for another region to reproduce these figures for your own area of interest.

California accounts for 1 in 4 ICE arrests of Asian immigrants, new tracker finds

The tracker from Stop AAPI Hate saw a surge in arrests and deportations in the arrest of people from Asian countries.

Data Shows City of L.A. as Extreme Hotspot for ICE Arrests ~ L.A. TACO

Using data from The Deportation Project, L.A. TACO broke down the nearly 4,000 logged apprehensions in L.A. County by neighborhood and city.

Gone in 90 seconds: an ‘invisibilized’ ICE is arresting more people than ever

After public backlash, the Trump administration changed its tactics from ‘siege’ to ‘soft feet’. Now, ICE is everywhere

What is Trump’s third-country deportation policy and who does it target?

Key questions answered about scheme that has sent more than 25,000 people to countries that are not their own

Banished to alien lands: Trump’s secret deportation deals

After a plane journey in shackles, an Iranian woman found herself in the middle of Africa in a country she did not know existed. She is one of thousands deported from the US on the back of shadowy deals made with dozens of countries. An in-depth investigation reveals the ‘show of force’ costing American taxpayers millions

Snapshot | A/PI ICE Tracker

Hunkering Down: Immigration Enforcement’s Economic Cost | Great Cities Institute | University of Illinois Chicago

Hunkering Down: The Hidden Economic Cost of Federal Immigration Enforcement in Cook County, IL examines how heightened federal immigration enforcement beginning in January 2025 affected travel and commercial activity across Cook County. The report finds that residents of neighborhoods with relatively high shares of Latin America–born residents substantially reduced trips to retail stores and restaurants in other parts of Cook County after enforcement intensified. These “cross-community” trips had been a routine part of the county’s economy before January 2025, connecting immigrant communities with businesses and commercial corridors throughout the region.

Research Shows ICE Raids Are Killing Local Economies

Contrary to the “worst of the worst” posturing presented by the Trump administration, it’s long been known that immigrants (both legal or otherwise) commit fewer crimes than natur…

More Evidence that Immigrants - Including Illegal Ones - Have Much Lower Crime Rates than Natives

A new Cato Institute study further refutes claims that illegal migration is somehow causing a crime wave.

10,000 rulings: The courts’ overwhelming rebuke of Trump’s ICE policies

A POLITICO analysis reveals judges have ruled against ICE detention practices in roughly 90 percent of cases since the agency mandated that millions of immigrants must be locked up while they face deportation proceedings.

ICE Arrests Ramp Up, Which Only Continues To Prove Most Migrants Aren’t Criminals

Public furor is hard to maintain. It takes a concerted effort from people who have a lot to lose. Not only do they not have anything to gain (financially or otherwise) from engaging in protests, bu…

Inside the ‘Shadow Surge’ Driving ICE Arrests to New Heights

Flush with money and leery of bad publicity, ICE has banked on local police agencies to help ramp up immigration arrests.

The City of L.A. Leads in One Thing: ICE Kidnappings ~ L.A. TACO

ICE is becoming quicker, sneakier, and targeting people as they go about their daily routines.

In Chicago, clergy and faith-based protesters say ICE is threatening their religious freedom

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who would Jesus deport?’

Revealed: ICE lost count of miscarriages, while detaining a record number of pregnant women

ICE says it has no updated information on the number of miscarriages after 3 October 2025. Lawmakers, advocates and immigration attorneys have raised alarms that pregnant detainees are not receiving basic prenatal care and screenings