ICE Detained Them, and Then They Vanished

Immigrants with final deportation orders disappear from ICE detainee locator

The change will make it harder for many families and attorneys to determine where an immigrant is being held after being taken into ICE custody.

Disappeared by ICE in L.A.: How to find detained relatives

Immigrant advocacy groups provide guidance on what you can do when a family member is detained by immigrant enforcement officials.

ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders

The move represents a stark departure from previous practice and highlights the hardline nature of President Trump's immigration crackdown, leaving thousands of detainees exceedingly hard to trace and potentially unable to exercise all of their legal options.

‘Detention Alley’: inside the Ice centres in the US south where foreign students and undocumented migrants languish

Foreign nationals caught up in Trump’s immigration dragnet are transported sometimes thousands of miles away to an isolated network of lockups and courts

USA: « We had whistles, they had guns »: Human Rights Violations in U.S. Immigration Enforcement Operations and the Case to Abolish ICE

Amnesty International has documented that, since taking office on 20 January 2025, the Trump administration has subjected migrants, asylum seekers and refugees to a wide range of human rights violations. The administration is implementing a mass detention and deportation system, fuelled by racist, xenophobic and false narratives and white supremacist theories, whose objective is to […]

ICE Detention Trends | Vera Institute of Justice

Every year, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) subjects hundreds of thousands of people to civil immigration detention—a practice that is unjust, inhumane, and completely unnecessary. It does so under a veil of secrecy, sharing only limited, often error-prone statistics with the public. ICE’s failure to regularly release accurate, complete, and accessible data to the public enables it to operate its multi-billion-dollar detention network with impunity and little oversight.

ICE Has Placed a Record 600 Immigrant Kids in Federal Shelters This Year — ProPublica

Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.

ICE Is Constantly Using Coast Guard Planes to Move Immigrants

Donald Trump’s deportation henchmen appear to have dramatically increased the use of Coast Guard aircraft to transport immigrants.

USA: "We had whistles, they had guns": Human Rights Violations in U.S. Immigration Enforcement Operations and the Case to Abolish ICE - Amnesty International

Amnesty International has documented that, since taking office on 20 January 2025, the Trump administration has subjected migrants, asylum seekers and refugees to a wide range of human rights violations. The administration is implementing a mass detention and deportation system, fuelled by racist, xenophobic and false narratives and white supremacist theories, whose objective is to […]

Tracking All of Trump’s Known Third-Country Removals

Trump's ICE has expelled an estimated 23,000 people to countries where they have no ties. Find out where they are going, what happens to them, and who profits.

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…

What to Do When You See ICE in Your Neighborhood

How can you deter the Trump administration's immigrant deportation machine when it pops up in your community? Follow these steps.

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…

Opinion | A terrifyingly common ICE tactic targets lawful green card applicants

Arresting legal immigrants at their immigration appointments has become part of a new and terrifyingly common strategy for immigration enforcement.