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News Articles: Immigration Customs and Enforcement

A man holds his phone up next to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Border Patrol agent during an immigration raid in Chicago on Oct. 4, 2025. The top official of CBP's sister agency, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, confirmed last week that the agency is using powerful spyware that can hack into phones.

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  • Technology

ICE acknowledges it is using powerful spyware

In a letter sent last week, ICE's top official indicated to members of Congress that the agency is using a spyware tool to intercept encrypted messages of fentanyl traffickers.

April 08, 2026
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By:
  • Jude Joffe-Block
Protesters in Savannah's Forsyth Park the day after the death of teacher Linda Davis during an ICE pursuit of an immigrant with final removal orders.

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  • Law

Savannah rally condemns immigration actions after teacher's fatal crash

A day after Savannah teacher Linda Davis was killed during what the Department of Homeland Security called an ICE action gone wrong, a number of people rallied in the city's iconic Forsyth Park to decry her death.

February 18, 2026
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
A protester with an anti-ICE sign, stands outside of the Henry Bishop Whipple Federal building on Jan. 18 in Minneapolis, Minn.

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  • Politics

Will calls to 'abolish ICE' sway voters in 2026? The strategy has Democrats split

The Trump administration's immigration efforts have led some Democrats to call for abolishing ICE. Others won't go as far, wary of appearing out of step with voters who want immigration laws enforced.

February 04, 2026
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By:
  • Elena Moore and
  • Ximena Bustillo
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent is seen in Park Ridge, Ill., Sept. 19, 2025.

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  • National

How ICE grew to be the highest-funded U.S. law enforcement agency

ICE's budget hovered around $10 billion for years. But President Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress are taking the agency's funding to unprecedented levels.

January 21, 2026
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Federal law enforcement agents confront protesters during a demonstration outside the Bishop Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Thursday.

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  • National

U.S. military troops on standby for possible deployment to Minnesota

The move comes after President Trump again threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to control ongoing protests over the immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis.

January 18, 2026
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez and
  • Kat Lonsdorf
A worker works on the roofing structure of new home under construction, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Richardson, Texas.

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  • Business

ICE is sending a chill through the construction industry

The construction industry, where more than a quarter of workers are foreign-born, has long struggled to find enough workers. Now, industry officials say Trump's immigration crackdown is making it worse.

November 06, 2025
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
View of the Steve Jobs Theater on the Apple Park campus in Cupertino.

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  • Technology

Legal experts condemn Apple bowing to White House's request to remove ICE tracking app

It's the latest example of tech giants bowing to pressure from the Trump administration. Legal experts say the developer of the app has free speech rights that may have been violated.

October 04, 2025
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
In this file photo, an aerial view shows farm workers harvesting broccoli near the U.S.-Mexico border on March 9, 2024, in Yuma, Ariz.

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  • USPS

After early reprieve from immigration enforcement, farming industry reckons with raids

The Trump administration's immigration enforcement mostly left farms and meat packing plants alone, until coordinated raids last week. Now, President Trump is signaling continued support for farmers.

June 16, 2025
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
Police fill the streets when the 8:00 PM curfew commences as protests continue in an approximately one-square mile area of downtown Los Angeles in response to a series of immigration raids on June 12, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

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  • News

Protests expected this weekend, as well as an Army parade in D.C.

On Saturday, anti-Trump demonstrations are being planned around the country, as well as a military parade in Washington, D.C. Saturday is also President Trump's 79th birthday.

June 13, 2025
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
A frame grab from dashboard video of Ximena Arias-Cristobal's arrest for driving without a license. The charge would later be dropped but after Immigrations Customs and Enforcement issued and acted on a detainer request to the Whitfield County Jail.

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  • Law

19-year-old who was sent to immigration detention following dropped traffic charges gets bond

North Georgia college student Ximena Arias-Cristobal, who had been in immigration detention for over two weeks, has been granted bond and will go home. 

19-year-old who was sent to immigration detention following dropped traffic charges gets bond

May 21, 2025
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship and
  • Sofi Gratas
William Rogers worked as a correctional officer at CoreCivic from 2016 to 2020. He's a vocal critic of the plan to reopen the facility as an immigrant detention center.

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  • National

Cities aiming to thwart immigrant detention centers wield a secret weapon: local laws

As the Trump administration moves to quickly expand immigration detention space, a series of standoffs have emerged between city officials and the private prison companies.

May 09, 2025
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By:
  • Zane Irwin
Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, speaks on a panel at the Hill and Valley Forum at the U.S. Capitol on April 30.

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  • Technology

How Palantir, the secretive tech company, is rising in the Trump era

It may not be a household name, but Palantir is now one of the world's most valuable companies. Its "spy tech" is set to gain more government and military work in the Trump administration.

May 03, 2025
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
A man walks in a hallway at the Otay Mesa Detention Center Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in San Diego.

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  • National

Jasmine Mooney left ICE detention on a mission: 'People are gonna listen to you'

Canadian actress and entrepreneur Jasmine Mooney was detained by immigration authorities for 12 days after trying to apply for a visa at the U.S.-Mexico border. She spoke to NPR about her experience.

April 02, 2025
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By:
  • Leila Fadel,
  • Lindsay Totty,
  • and 1 more
The director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Baltimore Field Office, Matt Elliston, listens during a briefing on Jan. 27 in Silver Spring, Maryland.

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  • National

What basic rights do people have if ICE stops them? A lawyer explains

A Turkish student living and studying lawfully in the U.S. was arrested by federal immigration officers. A lawyer explains to NPR some of the basic rights people have in such a situation.

March 28, 2025
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By:
  • Obed Manuel and
  • A Martínez
Juan plays a video of his son Carlos riding a bike, which Carlos purchased the day before being taken into custody, at his home in Cedar Park, Texas, on Jan. 29, 2025.

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  • National

Families of deported Venezuelans dispute gang claims after deportations under Alien Enemies Act

NPR talked to the families of four men believed to be in El Salvador. None of them had a serious criminal record in the U.S. Only some had been charged with illegal entry. Three had signed their voluntary departure.

March 21, 2025
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By:
  • Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
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