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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.)

Q. & A.

How Donald Trump Has Transformed ICE

A former D.H.S. oversight official on what, legally, the agency can and can’t do—and the accountability mechanisms that have been “gutted beyond recognition.”
Fault Lines

What Comes After the Protests

The killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis will continue to bring people to the streets. Can it bring change?
The Lede

An ICE Killing Puts Minneapolis on the Brink

The city where George Floyd was murdered finds itself again at the epicenter of a national crisis.
Infinite Scroll

ICE’s New-Age Propaganda

With its string of “wartime recruitment” ads, often featuring pop songs and familiar meme formats, the agency has weaponized social media against itself.
The New Yorker Interview

J. B. Pritzker Sounds the Alarm

The governor of Illinois discusses what ICE is doing in Chicago, how the Trump Administration has created a “secret police,” and what to do when the federal government is breaking the law.
Critic’s Notebook

Chicago, ICE, and the Lie of the American Pastoral

The city has often been spoken about as a war zone in need of saving from itself. But at home, as abroad, America’s enemies are so often of American invention.
The Lede

Portland Prepares for Invasion

The Trump Administration, looking for another TV-ready fight in Oregon, is ready to sic the National Guard on the city’s inflatable-costumed protesters.
Infinite Scroll

ICE and the Smartphone Panopticon

A new wave of digital tools has emerged to help citizens monitor Trump’s crackdown. But internet surveillance can also be used against you.
Deep State Diaries

Inside Donald Trump’s Attack on Immigration Courts

Judges describe a campaign of firings and interference which threatens the system’s independence.
The Lede

The Conflict on the Streets of Chicago

Federal agents have violently arrested hundreds of undocumented immigrants in the city. Pastors, activists, and lawyers are considering how aggressive the response should be.
The Lede

The Volunteers Tracking ICE in Los Angeles

How a small group of activists dubbed the “Peace Patrol” stymie the deployment of federal agents in California.
The Lede

Can Donald Trump Police the United States?

In a trial over the legality of the President’s deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles, there may be a definitive answer to where his power ends.
The Political Scene Podcast

What Happens After Someone Is Arrested by ICE?

Whether or not Trump can fulfill his promise of deporting one million people in a year, the nation should be concerned about the harm done—and rights violated—en route to that goal.
The Lede

When ICE Agents Are Waiting Outside the Courtroom

An asylum seeker and her children face the terrifying new reality of immigration hearings.
The Lede

The Fight for Mexican Los Angeles

The city’s Mexican consul is trying to protect local immigrants, but there are limits to what he can accomplish.
Letter from Los Angeles

The People Being Disappeared by ICE in Los Angeles

As communities across Southern California document and protest the escalating raids, loved ones grapple with the unimaginable.
The Lede

The Trump Crackdown on Elected Officials

The arrest of Brad Lander in New York was the latest incident in a pattern of increasingly aggressive actions that the Administration has taken against Democrats.
The Lede

Inside the Activist Groups Resisting ICE

As raids spread beyond L.A., organizers, lawyers, and volunteers in Orange County are attempting to slow down arrests and deportations.
Letter from Trump’s Washington

Donald Trump’s Dictator Cosplay

Just how dangerous is the President’s week of militarized theatre?
The Lede

Looking for the National Guard in Los Angeles

President Trump’s assertions that federal troops have saved the city from destruction did not appear to reflect reality.