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Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump’s 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows    cbsnews.com

Federal judge blocks California from enforcing ICE mask ban    The Guardian

Congress set to drill down on immigration enforcement at hearings    Roll Call

Federal judge strikes down California mask ban on immigration agents, but it may be revived    latimes.com

US immigration court blocks deportation of Tufts graduate student from Turkey, her attorneys say    ABC News

Nicaragua Blocks a Route from Cuba to the U.S.    The New York Times

ICE List: the small European website exposing US immigration agents    The Guardian

Luxury Kafka    Cory Doctorow – Medium

Minnesota BCA “committed” to finding way to work with feds on Alex Pretti probe    cbsnews.com

Bishops call Catholics to prayer and action amid US immigration violence, rhetoric    OSV News

What’s Happening with ICE and How to Fight Back    League of Women Voters

Immigrants make America great. Thanks to the Latino Civic Alliance for joining me at the Governor’s Residence this week.    Facebook

While decrying Trump’s immigration actions, these politicians invested in ICE contractor Palantir    Times of San Diego

New Immigration Limits Loom As AI Drives H-1B Visas For Tech Companies    Forbes

At Annual Interfaith Breakfast, Mayor Mamdani Reaffirms City’s Sanctuary Status, Launches Expansive “Know Your Rights” Push to Protect Immigrant New Yorkers From Federal Overreach    NYC.gov

Immigration restrictions and natives’ intergenerational mobility: Evidence from the 1920s US quota acts    CEPR

Defying administrators’ orders, Chesterfield students and employees walked out Friday to protest immigration enforcement    The Richmonder

Appeals court backs Trump’s mass detention policy    Politico

Democrats ‘Haven’t Heard Back’ About Limits on Federal Agents, Jeffries Says    The New York Times

Hundreds of Pittsburghers protest ICE, call for an end to immigration raids    90.5 WESA

Trump vows ‘softer touch’ but forges ahead with ‘mass deportation’    USA Today

Lunar New Year 2026 festivities kick off in Chinatown, Chicago as Donald Trump administration’s US immigration crackdown continues    ABC7 Chicago

Mission Creep: AI Surveillance at DHS Crosses Dangerous Line Into Tracking Americans    American Immigration Council

Persist of Henderson County holds memorial for lives lost in immigration crackdown    WLOS

U.S. appeals court upholds Trump’s immigration detention policy    NBC News

U.S. Olympic team showcases America’s immigrants | Opinion    The Seattle Times

Toddler was returned to ICE custody and denied medication after hospitalization, lawsuit says    Reuters

The enthusiasm — and scorn — surrounding Bad Bunny’s star turn at the Super Bowl    The Washington Post

Ian McKellen drops 400-year-old Shakespeare play to address US immigration debate    Times of India

Top ICE Lawyer in Minnesota Departs as Immigration Lawsuits Overwhelm Courts    The New York Times

‘A profound sense of being hunted’: with all eyes on Minneapolis, ICE arrests continue quietly across the US    The Guardian

My passport may be stored, but my family’s immigration story is not    MinnPost

At Annual Interfaith Breakfast, Mayor Mamdani Reaffirms City’s Sanctuary Status, Launches Expansive “Know Your Rights” Push to Protect Immigrant New Yorkers From Federal Overreach    NYC.gov

Immigrant whose skull was broken in 8 places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked    NPR

What’s Happening with ICE and How to Fight Back    League of Women Voters

Chicago man Federico Alcantar in ICE detention for months, arrested by immigration agents looking for someone else, protesters say    ABC7 Chicago

Bishops call Catholics to prayer and action amid US immigration violence, rhetoric    OSV News

Mission Creep: AI Surveillance at DHS Crosses Dangerous Line Into Tracking Americans    American Immigration Council

LLOYD: Respecting constitutional rights should be foundation of immigration enforcement    heraldextra.com

Trump administration’s visa freeze upends work and life for many U.S. families    PBS

Appeals court affirms Trump policy of jailing immigrants without bond    ABC News

DHS says ICE was attempting to arrest immigrant, assailant in viral San Antonio home raid video    KSAT

His son died after ICE detained his wife. Why this father of four chose to self-deport    cnn.com

ICE surveillance concerns shift Democrats’ demands for body cameras    Politico

DVDs and public transit: Boycott drives people to ditch Big Tech to protest ICE    NPR

Calls for accountability over feds’ deadly use of force in Minneapolis have not relented. Here’s why that’s complicated    cnn.com

Minnesota immigration crackdown continues to spark fear among people in U.S. legally    PBS

Mamdani signs executive order to protect New Yorkers from “abusive immigration enforcement”    cbsnews.com

ICE protester speaks out after White House shared fake arrest image    BBC

The enthusiasm — and scorn — surrounding Bad Bunny’s star turn at the Super Bowl    The Washington Post

ICE plans to build mega warehouses for immigration detention spark growing concern    NBC News

‘A profound sense of being hunted’: with all eyes on Minneapolis, ICE arrests continue quietly across the US    The Guardian

ICE chief counsel in Minnesota leaves his job amid burnout and dissent    MS NOW

ICE chief counsel in Minnesota retires amid growing number of immigration cases    cnn.com

Top ICE Lawyer in Minnesota Departs as Immigration Lawsuits Overwhelm Courts    The New York Times

Appeals court endorses Trump policy of holding many ICE detainees without bond hearings    cbsnews.com

U.S. Seeks to Expedite Deportation of 5-Year-Old Liam Conejo Ramos    The New York Times

ICE detention of DACA recipient ripples through mixed-status Nebraska family    Nebraska Examiner

Federal appeals court gives Trump a win on immigration detention policy    MS NOW

As the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) joins US security for the Winter Olympics, protests erupted in Milan. To avoid association with the controversial agency, even the US hospitality suite “Ice House” changed its name. #dwsports    Facebook

Rep. LaHood praises federal immigration policy    WGLT

Democrats, Harris County residents sue to stop ICE operations in the Houston area    Houston Public Media

Bishops call Catholics to prayer and action amid US immigration violence, rhetoric    OSV News

At Annual Interfaith Breakfast, Mayor Mamdani Reaffirms City’s Sanctuary Status, Launches Expansive “Know Your Rights” Push to Protect Immigrant New Yorkers From Federal Overreach    NYC.gov

Second US appeals court upholds Trump’s immigration detention policy    Reuters

City Manager update: February 2026 –    City of Vancouver, WA

Trump administration’s visa freeze upends work and life for many U.S. families    PBS

Mission Creep: AI Surveillance at DHS Crosses Dangerous Line Into Tracking Americans    American Immigration Council

Immigration restrictions and natives’ intergenerational mobility: Evidence from the 1920s US quota acts    CEPR

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt pounces on Gavin Newsom over release of jailed illegal immigrants    New York Post

Minnesota speaks: How residents feel about U.S. immigration operations in the state    InForum

Fight to release hundreds of detained immigrants returns to federal appeals court in Chicago    cbsnews.com

Lincoln students walk out, march in protest of recent immigration sweeps    Sacramento Bee

Ten Simple Questions for Congress to Ask Senior Immigration Officials in Public Hearings    Just Security

Have Denver’s Flock cameras been used for immigration enforcement?    The Colorado Sun

Minnesota courts buckle from flood of immigration cases    The Washington Post

Trump’s Radical Mandatory Immigration Detention Policy Upheld by US Appeals Court    American Immigration Council

Judge orders 3 families returned to US after finding agents used ‘lies’ to deport them    ABC News

Trump’s Immigration Policy Is 100 Years Old    The New York Times

Senators Clash Over Immigration Enforcement, Risking a D.H.S. Shutdown    The New York Times

Surge in Immigration Cases in Minnesota Pushes Prosecutors and Judges to Brink    The New York Times

Episcopal Church, partners argue appeal in suit seeking immigrant protections at houses of worship    Episcopal News Service

GOP U.S. Senate candidate Casey Chlebek, Polish immigrant, talks immigration reform, taxes, ‘cultural Marxism’    IPM Newsroom

Proposal requesting report on workforce impact of immigration laws fails at Tyson shareholders meeting    5newsonline.com

Democrats demand reforms to Homeland Security over immigration operations    Al Jazeera

United States – DOS Suspends Immigrant Visa Issuance for 75 Countries    kpmg.com