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ICE arrested 50,000 people in July – quietly the biggest month in Trump’s second term

Administration moved away from high-profile raids that defined immigration enforcement approach last year but still deported record number of people

The Guardian - US · Aug 26

Revealed: Trump administration forced treatment on hunger striker in ICE detention

ICE report reviewed by the Guardian discloses a patient was ‘subject to force feeding, hydration or urinary catheterization’, which experts have described as torture

The Guardian - US · Jul 28

ICE raided their city, taking parents, spouses and friends. That’s not where it ends

Three families in Los Angeles on the devastating aftermath of ICE detentions and deportations that overwhelmed their city last summer

The Guardian - US · Jul 8

Los Angeles responds with roaring backlash to Trump’s dramatic escalation

The president vowed to crush opposition to his immigration raids – but his attempted show of force may have awoken something else

The Guardian - US · Jun 9, 2025

Trump’ immigration crackdown is leaving children terrified and ‘truly alone’

Advocates say unaccompanied minors are being detained longer and used as bait to arrest those who care for them

The Guardian - US · Jun 5, 2025

Ice arrests at immigration courts across the US stirring panic: ‘It’s terrifying’

Advocates say families with children among those detained in LA, Phoenix, New York, Seattle, Chicago and Texas

The Guardian - US · May 22, 2025

Migrants Are Being Increasingly Detained During Routine ICE Check-Ins As Deportations Increase: Investigation

A new investigation by The Guardian reveals migrants are being increasingly taken into custody at routine ICE check-ins as Trump's mass deportation increase.

Latin Times · Apr 9, 2025

As deportations ramp up, immigrants increasingly fear Ice check-ins: ‘All bets are off’

Data suggests as many as 1,400 people were arrested during or right after Ice check-ins in first four weeks of Trump’s administration

The Guardian - US · Apr 6, 2025

Trump waging ‘sickening’ psychological war, deported Venezuelan’s lawyer says

One detained man’s lawyer says he is gay artist who had fled persecution, not a gang member, as administration alleges

The Guardian - US · Mar 18, 2025

Lawyer Says Venezuelan Client Was 'Disappeared' After Trump Invoked Alien Enemies Act: 'We Are Horrified'

Lawyer Lindsay Toczylowski took to social media to detail how her group's client, a Venezuelan asylum seeker, was "disappeared" Sunday by the Trump admin.

Latin Times · Mar 17, 2025