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United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Arcs in the news about United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 420 stories · 1,652 articles · earliest story we hold Feb 6, 2024

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

All arcs4 named arcs in 2025

Year: changes this list, the board and the stories below.

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Gone quiet · 3

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every arc in 2025 at its own dates · opens on month
Jan 1 – Dec 31, 20254 arcs shown
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  • A mark is a story, on the day it was first reported
  • Who covered it: left, center, right
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The conviction of Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan over an ICE arrest

8 of 10 stories this year · gone quiet

FBI arrests Milwaukee County judge; accused of obstructing immigration arrest · 79 articles, Apr 25FBI arrests Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan; accused of obstructing ICE arrest · 53 articles, Apr 25Wisconsin high court suspends Milwaukee judge accused of helping man evade immigration authorities · 32 articles, Apr 26Federal grand jury indicts Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan in immigration case · 42 articles, May 13Wisconsin judge pleads not guilty to helping a man evade federal immigration agents · 30 articles, May 14Milwaukee County Judge Dugan pleads not guilty in federal court · 10 articles, May 15Federal judge recommends case continue against Hannah Dugan · 5 articles, Jul 8Jury finds Judge Hannah Dugan guilty of obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal agents · 36 articles, Dec 18
The deadly shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas

6 stories · gone quiet

Deadly shooting at Dallas ICE facility investigated by FBI as targeted attack; gunman dead, officials say · 157 articles, Sep 24Who is Joshua Jahn? Dallas ICE shooting suspect identified · 30 articles, Sep 24After a shooting at a Dallas ICE facility, immigrants are still showing up, now fearing both deportation and violence · 9 articles, Sep 26Family says a Mexican man shot at a Dallas ICE facility has died, becoming attack's second victim · 8 articles, Sep 30Second victim in Dallas ICE shooting dies from injuries, LULAC says · 25 articles, Sep 30Dallas ICE Facility Shooter Feared Radiation Exposure and Practiced Shooting, Records Show · 9 articles, Oct 14
The fight over ICE agents' masks, body cameras and shock gloves

1 of 16 stories this year · gone quiet

Judge orders federal immigration officers in Chicago to wear body cameras · 20 articles, Oct 16
Shootings by immigration agents: Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis

3 of 83 stories this year

Trump targets Minnesota’s Somali community with harsh words and policies · 11 articles, Dec 2ICE reportedly targeting Somalis in Minneapolis · 22 articles, Dec 2Feds plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says · 8 articles, Dec 2

Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

2024328 articles20253141 articles20267054 articles

Earlier years are still being indexed.

Coverage by side is still being counted for United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else111 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories that name United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement

  1. Dec 30Judge: ICE can use limited Medicaid data for enforcement6 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 2 right
  2. Dec 26Judge orders halt on ICE courthouse arrests in Northern California9 articles · 4 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 1 right
  3. Dec 24– 25Shooting during ICE operation in Maryland leaves 2 injured, officials say17 articles · 11 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 1 right
  4. Dec 14– 15Rep. Ilhan Omar says her son was pulled over by ICE agents in Minnesota12 articles · 11 independent sources
    4 left, 2 center, 4 right
  5. Dec 11– 12Kilmar Abrego Garcia Released From Detention After Judge's Order99 articles · 49 independent sources
    9 left, 19 center, 11 right
  6. Dec 6Rep. Adelita Grijalva says she was 'sprayed in the face' during ICE confrontation in Arizona13 articles · 10 independent sources
    4 left, 3 center, 1 right
  7. Dec 2– 3The Trump administration fires at least 7 immigration judges in New York11 articles · 10 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 3 right
  8. Nov 30Multiple arrested as protesters block federal agents at Manhattan garage14 articles · 13 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 1 right
  9. Nov 30Idaho bar offers free beer to patrons who help ICE deport illegal immigrants5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 4 right
  10. Nov 26– 27Immigrant linked to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt being held in ICE detention53 articles · 25 independent sources
    4 left, 13 center, 3 right

Local coverage

  1. Jun 3Wife and children of the Boulder attack suspect are in ICE custody: DHS7 articles · 3 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Apr 15Federal judge drops contempt case against ICE agent over arrest outside Boston courthouse5 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 1 right
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