Capture lane

Immigration System Capture

The Immigration System Capture capture lane traces 40 verified events documenting this mechanism of institutional capture.

40 events From Apr 25, 2025 To Mar 22, 2026 Open in filter view →
Top 10 actors in this lane 10 actors · 1807–2026
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DateEventLanesStatus
2026-03-22ICE Agents Deployed to 13 Major Airports as DHS Shutdown Enters Sixth Week and 400+ TSA Officers Quit 4 src
Donald Trump · Tom Homan · AFGE · TSA · +1
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2026-03-21DHS Shutdown Hurts Families Visiting Detained Relatives as Oversight Gutted Amid 26 ICE Deaths 1 src
DHS
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2026-03-19Judge Extends Restraining Order Against ICE Detention Facility in Williamsport, Maryland 3 src
ICE
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2026-03-19Senate Committee Advances Mullin 8-7 with Fetterman's Decisive Vote; Floor Confirmation Expected March 24 3 src
Markwayne Mullin · Rand Paul · John Fetterman
confirmed
2026-03-19Vermont Judge Orders Immediate Release of Man Detained by ICE in Case of Mistaken Identity 3 src
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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2026-03-18Internal DHS Document Reveals 'Project Homecoming' Self-Deportation Numbers Far Below Administration Claims 3 src
U.S. Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
confirmed
2026-03-18Mullin DHS Confirmation Hearing Marked by Confrontation with Rand Paul and Shift on ICE Warrant Policy 3 src
Markwayne Mullin · Rand Paul
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2026-03-17'De-ICE These Flights' Campaign Targets NCAA Charter Airlines Also Used for ICE Deportations 3 srcconfirmed
2026-03-17ICE Charter Flights Deport Approximately 15 Ukrainians to Poland-Ukraine Border via Shannon, Ireland 4 src
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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2026-03-17ICE Detention Population Hits 73,000 as Deaths Mount and Bipartisan Community Opposition Intensifies 3 src
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · U.S. Department of Homeland Security
confirmed
2026-03-17Social Circle, Georgia Shuts Off Water to Planned 10,000-Bed ICE Mega-Center 3 src
DHS · ICE
confirmed
2026-03-16ICE-Detained Journalist Estefany Rodriguez Granted $10K Bond After 12 Days in Custody 3 src
ICE
confirmed
2026-03-16Last Person Detained in Trump Campus Protest Crackdown Released from ICE Custody on $100K Bond 3 src
ICE
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2026-03-16Supreme Court Grants Cert Before Judgment in Haiti and Syria TPS Cases, Keeping Injunctions in Place 4 src
Supreme Court · Donald Trump
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2026-03-15AP and Washington Post Investigation Exposes Wildly Inconsistent DHS Deportation Numbers 3 src
U.S. Department of Homeland Security · Associated Press
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2026-03-14287(g) Agreements Expand to 1,547 Departments Across 39 States, Covering 77 Million Americans 4 src
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · ACLU
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2026-03-14Canadian Mother and Autistic Daughter Detained by ICE at Texas Checkpoint Despite Valid Work Visa 4 src
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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2026-03-05Trump Fires Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary, Nominates Sen. Markwayne Mullin as Replacement 6 src
Donald Trump · Kristi Noem · Markwayne Mullin · Corey Lewandowski · +2
confirmed
2026-02-26Chief Judge Schiltz Threatens Criminal Contempt Against ICE After 96 Court Order Violations 4 src
Patrick Schiltz · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Todd Lyons · Daniel Rosen · +1
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2026-02-25Judge Murphy Rules Third-Country Deportation Policy Unlawful, Documents Torture Convention Violations 4 src
DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
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2026-02-25Senate Fails Second DHS Funding Vote 50-45, Shutdown Continues as Congress Leaves for Recess 3 src
Chuck Schumer · Kristi Noem · United States Senate
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2026-02-24D.C. Circuit Upholds IRS-ICE Taxpayer Data Sharing, Weaponizing Tax Compliance Against Immigrants 3 src
Scott Bessent · Kristi Noem · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Internal Revenue Service
confirmed
2026-02-24Former ICE Attorney Testifies Agency Trains Cadets to Violate Constitution 2 src
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · United States Congress
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2026-02-24Judge Bryan Holds Federal Government in Contempt for ICE Transfer Violations 3 src
Jeffrey Bryan · Daniel Rosen · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
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2026-02-24Trump Administration Considers Requiring Banks to Collect Customer Citizenship Information 3 src
Donald Trump · Department of the Treasury
confirmed
2026-02-23ICE and CBP Use Free Walkie-Talkie App Zello to Power Operations 2 src
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · U.S. Customs and Border Protection
confirmed
2026-02-23Operation Metro Surge Final Data: Only 578 Arrests Documented of 4,000 Claimed 5 src
Tom Homan · Kristi Noem · Tim Walz · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · +1
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2026-02-22DHS Shutdown Emergency Measures: 63,000 TSA Agents Working Without Pay 3 src
Kristi Noem · DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · TSA · Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) · +1
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2026-02-22Noem and Lewandowski Secretly Devise TSA PreCheck Suspension, White House Reverses Within Hours 4 src
Kristi Noem · Corey Lewandowski · DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · TSA
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2026-02-20DHS Plans Unified Biometric Matching Engine Across Agencies 3 src
DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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2026-02-19DHS Signs $1 Billion Palantir Agreement for Immigration Surveillance 3 src
DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · Palantir · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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2026-02-19HUD Proposes Barring Families with Undocumented Members from Subsidized Housing 3 src
Donald Trump
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2026-02-19Pardoned Honduran Ex-President Receives ICE Detainer Removal and Luxury Hotel Transfer 3 src
Juan Orlando Hernández · Donald Trump · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
confirmed
2026-02-18Native Americans Detained by ICE During Minneapolis Operations Without Records 3 src
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
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2026-02-17ICE 287(g) Agreements with Local Police Explode to 1,400+ 3 src
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Donald Trump
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2026-02-17Maryland Governor Signs Emergency Ban on State-Local ICE Partnerships 3 src confirmed
2026-02-13ACLU Files Amended Tincher v. Noem Complaint with 80+ Declarations of ICE First Amendment Retaliation 2 src
American Civil Liberties Union · Kristi Noem · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
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2026-02-11CBP Signs Clearview AI Contract for "Tactical Targeting" Using 60 Billion Image Database 2 src
U.S. Customs and Border Protection · Clearview AI · Founders Fund
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2025-10-28Palantir Wins USCIS Contract for "VOWS" Marriage Fraud Detection Platform, Expanding Immigration Surveillance 1 src
Palantir · U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
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2025-04-25DOGE Building Master Immigration Enforcement Database with Palantir, Integrating IRS and Federal Agency Data 3 src
DOGE · Elon Musk · Palantir · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · +1
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