News & Commentary about ICE and Border Patrol Abuses

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Four masked DEA police officers wearing tactical vests labeled “DEA POLICE” walk across a downtown intersection at night, with tall office buildings, streetlights, traffic signals, and cars with headlights behind them.

Apr 6, 2026

States Have the Power to Hold Federal Agents Accountable by Allowing People to Sue Them for Rights Violations

Immigration agents dressed up as soldiers with big guns facing the camera with cars and sky behind them

Mar 24, 2026

All the Ways Palantir is Assisting Trump’s Abusive Removal Campaign

A person (with their back to the camera) in a winter hat and gloves stands with both arms raised during an anti-ICE demonstration, facing a line of police officers in tactical gear behind yellow tape on a Minneapolis street.

Mar 17, 2026

'I Have No Rights': Minnesota Residents Sue Trump Administration for Racial Profiling, Stops Without Suspicion, and Warrantless Arrests

A photos of demonstrators in Minneapolis filming federal agents.

Mar 3, 2026

Your Questions Answered: Filming ICE Interactions Safely

People in Florida carry a sign calling for an end to 287(g).

Feb 26, 2026

ICE is Rapidly Expanding Dangerous 287(g) Agreements with Local Police

Feb 23, 2026

Congress Must Rein in ICE to Improve the State of the Union

Collage on a blue background showing prescription pills, a hospital bed, a doctor holding a patient’s hand, and barred windows, illustrating medical care and health conditions inside immigration detention or correctional facilities.

Dec 17, 2025

Inside an ICE Detention Center: Detained People Describe Severe Medical Neglect, Harrowing Conditions

Nov 13, 2025

Face Recognition and the ‘Trump Terror’: A Marriage Made in Hell

Heavily armed ICE and Border Patrol agents guard the Broadview ICE facility from peaceful protesters opposed to 'Operation Midway Blitz' in Chicagoland; their sign reads 'Immigrants Make America Great'

Nov 6, 2025

Border Patrol Agents Replace Top Leadership at ICE Offices Despite Human Rights Violations

Border Patrol agents and police congregating during during a demonstration against expanded ICE operations and in support of immigrant rights.

Sep 10, 2025

How Expanded 287(g) Program Turns Local Police Into Deportation Agents