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BORTAC's and BORSTAR's uses of force in Chicago included punching and kicking protesters, throwing tear gas, macing civilians, firing pepper balls and 40-mm foam rounds into crowds, shocking people with tasers, unleashing dogs on deportation targets, and shooting unarmed civilians, killing at least one of them.

The death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a near-blind Rohingya refugee from Myanmar who was found dead in Buffalo days after U.S. Border Patrol agents dropped him off outside a closed Tim Hortons, has been ruled a homicide, a finding that is likely to intensify scrutiny of how federal immigration authorities handled one of the most disturbing refugee cases in New York this year.

When Gov. Greg Abbott introduced his executive order in 2024, he argued the change would provide a clearer picture of how much money Texas hospitals spend caring for undocumented immigrants.

While in custody, ICE said Ramos-Solano received ongoing medical care for several conditions, including diabetes and hypertension, identified during intake at the facility, but so far immigration authorities have not released a cause of death.

According to DHS data, approximately 500 TSA workers have quit since the start of the shutdown, while thousands of others have called out of work after going weeks without paychecks.

The Department of Homeland Security rejected a report claiming that ICE agents would be looking to arrest undocumented immigrants at a graduation ceremony for marines.

Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego slammed White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller over a report claiming that ICE will send agents to Marine corps graduation events in South Carolina.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her administration will formally protest the death of a national under ICE custody.

A large number of organizations and volunteers in Los Angeles have formed self-defense groups to protect and inform migrants about the presence of immigration agents operating out of the city's industrial zone.

Her lawyers argue that by detaining her, the Trump administration violated the "intent and purpose" of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, which protects trafficking victims, including noncitizens, regardless of immigration status.

The White House rejected a report claiming that acting ICE director Todd Lyons was hospitalized twice over the past months due to stress-related issues.

Acting ICE head Todd Lyons has been hospitalized twice in the past seven months for stress-related issues as he endures heavy pressure from top officials in the Trump administration to crack down on immigration.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said he backs sending ICE officers to polling station, claiming it would support "election integrity."

The Mexican government is demanding its U.S. counterpart to conduct extensive investigation into the deaths of over a dozen nationals who have died under ICE custody since the beginning of the Trump administration.

The Dilley detention center, about an hour south of San Antonio, has become a reference for how the Trump administration's strict migrant policies affect Hispanic children.

Republican Rep. James Comer said Democrats are to blame for the ongoing DHS shutdown and praised President Donald Trump for sending ICE to provide assistance at airports across the country.

Former White House advisor Steve Bannon said ICE's deployment to airports to replace TSA agents during the ongoing funding lapse at the Department of Homeland Security could be used as a "test run" to "perfect" its "involvement in the 2026 midterms."

More than 70,000 people have self-deported from the U.S. during the Trump administration, most of them after being under ICE detention, according to a new report.

According to a sworn statement filed in court and obtained by The Washington Post, Nolan De Long acknowledged his mistakes and attributed them to a "lack of experience" due to a shortened training program.

According to the family's attorney, they have been detained far longer than the average stay at an immigration facility, which the Department of Homeland Security says is about two weeks.

To determine whether guards inside the facility were actually wearing the patch, journalist Monique O. Madan contacted a detainee who had recently been released. During a phone interview, he said he recognized the emblem immediately.

An inmate held at an ICE detention center in Texas described harsh living conditions in the premises, as well as widespread hunger, disease, and mistreatment by guards, including bets over which detainee would commit suicide next.

Mexican authorities requested that U.S. counterparts investigate the circumstances that led to the death of a national under ICE custody in California.

Sen. Ruben Gallego took aim at Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem over a report claiming that agency leadership wants to buy a luxury jet to conduct deportations.

State Rep. James Talarico said he would support not granting additional funding to ICE, saying the agency is "out of control."

Hospital staff who treated Castañeda Mondragón said his injuries did not match ICE's account, which blamed him for his own injuries, claiming he tried to flee while handcuffed and "fell and hit his head against a concrete wall."

The controversial enforcement model permits local police officers to be deputized by ICE, giving them authority to stop and arrest individuals suspected of being in the country illegally.

Axios reported that DHS plans to replace McLaughlin with Lauren Bis, her deputy, who will be promoted to assistant secretary of public affairs.

Experts cautioned that with the agency growing rapidly, and with concerns about a lack of accountability, misconduct could become more frequent, particularly if agents operate with a sense of impunity.

According to federal data published in mid-January and reviewed by El País, more than 75,000 migrants were in ICE custody, nearly double the 40,000 being held when President Donald Trump took office last year.