Immigration System Capture
The Immigration System Capture capture lane traces 43 verified events documenting this mechanism of institutional capture.
Activity over time
Events per year
| Date | Event | Lanes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | Houston ISD Soccer Captain Mauro Henriquez Deported to Honduras After Four Months in ICE Detention Mauro Henriquez · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Houston ISD | confirmed | |
| 2026-04-08 | ICE Data Reveals 1,300 'Collateral' Arrests During Operation Metro Surge -- 35% of All Minnesota Detentions Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Department of Homeland Security | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-24 | Markwayne Mullin Sworn In as DHS Secretary After 54-45 Senate Confirmation; Immediately Pauses WEXMAC-TITUS Warehouse Detention Buildout Markwayne Mullin · Donald Trump · Kristi Noem · John Fetterman · +6 | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-22 | ICE Agents Deployed to 13 Major Airports as DHS Shutdown Enters Sixth Week and 400+ TSA Officers Quit Donald Trump · Tom Homan · AFGE · TSA · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-21 | DHS Shutdown Hurts Families Visiting Detained Relatives as Oversight Gutted Amid 26 ICE Deaths DHS · Democratic lawmakers | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-19 | Judge Extends Restraining Order Against ICE Detention Facility in Williamsport, Maryland Judge Brendan Hurson · Maryland AG Anthony Brown · ICE | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate Committee Advances Mullin 8-7 with Fetterman's Decisive Vote; Floor Confirmation Expected March 24 Markwayne Mullin · Sen. Rand Paul · Sen. John Fetterman · Sen. Martin Heinrich | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-19 | Vermont Judge Orders Immediate Release of Man Detained by ICE in Case of Mistaken Identity Judge William K. Sessions III · U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · Castro Guaman | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-18 | Internal DHS Document Reveals 'Project Homecoming' Self-Deportation Numbers Far Below Administration Claims U.S. Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-18 | Mullin DHS Confirmation Hearing Marked by Confrontation with Rand Paul and Shift on ICE Warrant Policy Markwayne Mullin · Sen. Rand Paul · Senate Homeland Security Committee | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-17 | 'De-ICE These Flights' Campaign Targets NCAA Charter Airlines Also Used for ICE Deportations NCAA · GlobalX · Key Lime Air · immigration activists | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-17 | ICE Charter Flights Deport Approximately 15 Ukrainians to Poland-Ukraine Border via Shannon, Ireland Journey Aviation · U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · Human Rights First | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-17 | ICE Detention Population Hits 73,000 as Deaths Mount and Bipartisan Community Opposition Intensifies U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · U.S. Department of Homeland Security · local communities | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-17 | Social Circle, Georgia Shuts Off Water to Planned 10,000-Bed ICE Mega-Center Social Circle City Council · DHS · ICE | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-16 | ICE-Detained Journalist Estefany Rodriguez Granted $10K Bond After 12 Days in Custody Estefany Rodriguez · ICE · Nashville Noticias | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-16 | Last Person Detained in Trump Campus Protest Crackdown Released from ICE Custody on $100K Bond Leqaa Kordia · ICE · Judge Tara Naslow | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-16 | Supreme Court Grants Cert Before Judgment in Haiti and Syria TPS Cases, Keeping Injunctions in Place Supreme Court · Donald Trump · Judge Ana Reyes | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-15 | AP and Washington Post Investigation Exposes Wildly Inconsistent DHS Deportation Numbers U.S. Department of Homeland Security · Associated Press | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-14 | 287(g) Agreements Expand to 1,547 Departments Across 39 States, Covering 77 Million Americans U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · local police departments · ACLU | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-14 | Canadian Mother and Autistic Daughter Detained by ICE at Texas Checkpoint Despite Valid Work Visa U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · U.S. Customs and Border Protection · Tania Warner | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-05 | Trump Fires Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary, Nominates Sen. Markwayne Mullin as Replacement Donald Trump · Kristi Noem · Markwayne Mullin · Corey Lewandowski · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-26 | Chief Judge Schiltz Threatens Criminal Contempt Against ICE After 96 Court Order Violations Patrick Schiltz · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Todd Lyons · Daniel Rosen · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-25 | Judge Murphy Rules Third-Country Deportation Policy Unlawful, Documents Torture Convention Violations Brian Murphy · DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate Fails Second DHS Funding Vote 50-45, Shutdown Continues as Congress Leaves for Recess Chuck Schumer · Kristi Noem · United States Senate | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-24 | D.C. Circuit Upholds IRS-ICE Taxpayer Data Sharing, Weaponizing Tax Compliance Against Immigrants Harry T. Edwards · Scott Bessent · Kristi Noem · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-24 | Former ICE Attorney Testifies Agency Trains Cadets to Violate Constitution Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · United States Congress | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-24 | Judge Bryan Holds Federal Government in Contempt for ICE Transfer Violations Jeffrey Bryan · Daniel Rosen · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-24 | Trump Administration Considers Requiring Banks to Collect Customer Citizenship Information Donald Trump · Department of the Treasury | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-23 | ICE and CBP Use Free Walkie-Talkie App Zello to Power Operations Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · U.S. Customs and Border Protection | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-23 | Operation Metro Surge Final Data: Only 578 Arrests Documented of 4,000 Claimed Tom Homan · Kristi Noem · Tim Walz · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-22 | DHS Shutdown Emergency Measures: 63,000 TSA Agents Working Without Pay Kristi Noem · DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · TSA · Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-22 | Noem and Lewandowski Secretly Devise TSA PreCheck Suspension, White House Reverses Within Hours Kristi Noem · Corey Lewandowski · DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · TSA | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-20 | DHS Plans Unified Biometric Matching Engine Across Agencies DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · U.S. Customs and Border Protection | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-19 | DHS Signs $1 Billion Palantir Agreement for Immigration Surveillance DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · Palantir · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · U.S. Customs and Border Protection | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-19 | HUD Proposes Barring Families with Undocumented Members from Subsidized Housing HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development) · Donald Trump | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-19 | Pardoned Honduran Ex-President Receives ICE Detainer Removal and Luxury Hotel Transfer Juan Orlando Hernández · Donald Trump · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-18 | Native Americans Detained by ICE During Minneapolis Operations Without Records Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Oglala Sioux Tribe | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-17 | ICE 287(g) Agreements with Local Police Explode to 1,400+ Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Donald Trump | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-17 | Maryland Governor Signs Emergency Ban on State-Local ICE Partnerships Wes Moore · Maryland General Assembly | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-13 | ACLU Files Amended Tincher v. Noem Complaint with 80+ Declarations of ICE First Amendment Retaliation American Civil Liberties Union · NewsGuild-CWA · Status Coup News · Kristi Noem · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-11 | CBP Signs Clearview AI Contract for "Tactical Targeting" Using 60 Billion Image Database U.S. Customs and Border Protection · Clearview AI · Founders Fund | confirmed | |
| 2025-10-28 | Palantir Wins USCIS Contract for "VOWS" Marriage Fraud Detection Platform, Expanding Immigration Surveillance Palantir · U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-25 | DOGE Building Master Immigration Enforcement Database with Palantir, Integrating IRS and Federal Agency Data DOGE · Elon Musk · Palantir · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · +1 | confirmed |