This Week On ICE

Welcome back to This Week on ICE. This week, we’re looking into how powerful surveillance tools are being used on both sides of the border in ways that raise serious questions about privacy and oversight. Then, we’re getting into how and where the U.S. is deporting people (if you’re keeping score — it’s as many as 64 countries and counting), including legally ambiguous arrangements with countries...

Welcome back to This Week on ICE. Before we get to the good stuff, here’s the latest: On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump fired U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi — a former lobbyist of the nation’s largest private, for-profit prison and top ICE detention contractor the GEO Group. We’ve got a great slate of stories for you. Let’s get into it. The top line: The U.S. Supreme Court projected skepti...

Welcome back to This Week on ICE. Over the weekend , U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would deploy ICE agents to U.S. airports to help TSA workers if an agreement isn’t reached in Congress to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). On Monday, we saw the beginnings of that promise, with ICE deployed to 14 airports nationwide. Also on Monday , Markwayne Mullin was officially sworn in...

Welcome back to This Week on ICE. On Wednesday , DHS confirmed ICE has detained and deported hundreds of pregnant, postpartum and nursing immigrants since day one of Trumps second term, contradicting its own laws surrounding the safety of these individuals. On Thursday , the U.S. Senate advanced Markwayne Mullin’s nomination to serve as new DHS secretary, replacing Kristi Noem. Also on Thursday ,...

Welcome back to This Week on ICE. The top line: Tennessee is trying kick migrant kids out of schools. The Tennessee state legislature has introduced a bill attempting to ban undocumented children from public schools, in a move that could deprive some 10,000 children from a basic education. It’s part of a wider raft of legislation in at least five other states introduced by GOP lawmakers backed by...

Welcome back to This Week on ICE. On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following a controversial tenure marked by a brutal and unpopular ICE surge in Minneapolis, MN, and multiple punishing appearances before Congress, making her the first cabinet member ousted during Trump’s second term. Over 1000 people have died less than a week into the U.S.-Is...

Welcome back to This Week on ICE. On Sunday , cartel violence swept Mexico following the killing of notorious drug kingpin Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, aka “El Mencho.” On Monday , whistleblower Ryan Schwank testified in front of Congress, claiming that ICE training programs were “deficient, defective, and broken.” On Tuesday , President Trump gave the longest State of the Union address in modern h...

Welcome to another episode of This Week on ICE. We are overwhelmed by the enthusiastic response to this show already. Thank you for being here , asking critical questions, and supporting this work of independent journalism. We’ve got a hell of an episode for you this week. Let’s get into it. The top line: As DHS lurches from a partial government shutdown, most Americans won’t feel the impact at th...

Welcome to the inaugural episode of This Week on ICE. Here’s a quick breakdown of what we covered (with sources!) organized around three core stories. The top line: ICE agents withdraw from Minneapolis following robust community action and a cratering of ICE approval ratings. On Thursday, border czar Tom Homan announced that the Trump administration will end its immigration enforcement crackdown i...