Latest data updates for ICE History Tracker.https://watchboard.dev/en-ushttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-06-07/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-06-07/The $70B ICE/CBP enforcement funding package passed by the Senate 52-47 on June 5 is heading to the House floor for a vote expected the week of June 8-12 — on track to become the largest immigration enforcement appropriation in U.S. history. On June 6, the New York Times published an investigation showing ICE's own data contradicts the 'worst of the worst' detainee framing used to justify expansion of the 73,000+ detention system. ICE awarded a $25M contract to BI2 Technologies for 1,570 iris scanners as biometric surveillance expands alongside physical detention. The 287(g) program reached 1,903 agreements as of June 5 — up from 688 when Trump took office. On June 5, a Rhode Island federal court issued the broadest travel ban ruling yet, vacating USCIS processing freezes for 39 countries entirely. The Delaney Hall hunger strike in Newark, NJ entered its third week with 300+ detainees still refusing food and labor.Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-06-06/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-06-06/NYT Investigation: ICE's Own Data Contradicts Agency's 'Worst of the Worst' Detainee Framing — Majority of 73,000+ Detainees Lack Serious Criminal Records. ICE Awards $25M Biometric Contract for 1,570 Iris Scanners as Detention Surveillance Infrastructure Expands Alongside Physical Capacity.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-06-05/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-06-05/The U.S. Senate passed a $70 billion ICE/CBP immigration enforcement funding package 52-47 in the early hours of June 5 — the largest single congressional appropriation for immigration enforcement in U.S. history — after a 19-hour vote-a-rama with only Sen. Lisa Murkowski breaking Republican ranks. On June 4, Acting ICE Director Venturella issued a memo rescinding the 30-day post-release death reporting requirement as the agency records its most lethal year in history. On June 3, the NJ Attorney General and Newark city separately filed lawsuits against GEO Group operator of Delaney Hall; Human Rights Watch published a report on abysmal detainee conditions; and a DHS OIG report found Winn Correctional staff choked and stabbed detainees. An NPR investigation revealed GEO Group profits surged nearly 700% in 2025.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-06-04/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-06-04/EU moves to expand deportation powers in new legislation drawing explicit comparisons to US ICE enforcement tacticsThu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTbreakinghttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-06-03/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-06-03/On June 3, 2026, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka confirmed the overnight curfew around Delaney Hall ICE detention facility had been lifted effective 9 p.m. DHS Inspector General: Louisiana ICE Facility Staff Used Prohibited Chokehold, Stabbed Detainee with Pen — ICE Concurs with All 9 Recommendations. On June 3, 2026, NPR published an in-depth investigation into the structural conflicts of interest at the top of the U.S.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-06-02/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-06-02/Newark Mayor Baraka threatened to expand the city's lawsuit against GEO Group over Delaney Hall ICE detention facility unless city officials receive inspection access, as an overnight curfew held under Newark Police command and detainees remained on hunger strike for over a week. Separately, Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales — a 22-year-old Maryland woman wrongfully detained by ICE for 25 days in December 2025 despite presenting a U.S. birth certificate — was issued a U.S. passport on June 2, formally confirming her citizenship and the wrongful detention. The Senate remained stalled on the $71.7 billion ICE/CBP reconciliation package with Trump's June 1 signing deadline now missed. A new contested-claims entry was added documenting ICE's track record of detaining U.S. citizens and the safeguard gaps exposed by the Diaz Morales case.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-06-01/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-06-01/David Venturella — a former GEO Group executive who left ICE in 2012 to work for the private detention industry — officially became acting ICE director on June 1, the first appointment from the private prison sector to lead the agency that funds and regulates those companies' contracts. The Senate formally missed Trump's June 1 signing deadline for the $71.7 billion ICE/CBP reconciliation package as Byrd Rule disputes continue to stall a floor vote. At Delaney Hall in Newark, NJ State Police imposed a tear gas and mounted-officer response on May 30 — the ninth day of protests — as Mayor Baraka's curfew was defied for a second consecutive night before being lifted. The 287(g) local enforcement partnership program reached 1,882 enrolled agencies as of May 31, up 174% since January 2025.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-31/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-31/Trump suspends the Diversity Visa (green card lottery) program, citing its use by the Brown University gunmanSun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbreakinghttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-30/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-30/Newark Imposes Overnight Curfew Around Delaney Hall; NJ State Police Assume Security; Mounted Officers Clash with Protesters, Tires Set Ablaze.Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-29/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-29/New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill, Senator Cory Booker, and other NJ officials formally demanded DHS shut down Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark after the state health department was denied full inspection access — as the detainee labor strike entered its second week. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatened to pull CBP officers from Newark Liberty International Airport to manage protests outside the facility, drawing condemnation from the U.S. Travel Association and Transportation Secretary Duffy. The DOJ filed federal lawsuits against Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Washington for refusing to issue confidential/undercover license plates to ICE and CBP agents, with states arguing the plates are reserved for criminal — not civil — law enforcement. The 287(g) MOA count was updated to 1,872 active agreements as of May 28.Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-28/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-28/ICE agents in Tucson, Arizona posed as Tucson Electric Power workers on May 28 to attempt the arrest of a long-term Honduran resident — a neighbor spotted a badge and warned the target before the arrest; Tucson Electric Power publicly objected, raising Fourth Amendment concerns about deceptive civil immigration enforcement tactics. At Delaney Hall in Newark, NJ, Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) reported being pepper-sprayed by federal agents on May 27 during a congressional oversight attempt; an ICE agent was caught on video pushing a protester under a moving tractor-trailer; and President Trump called demonstrators 'paid' while DHS denied there was any hunger strike. The Senate reconvened May 28 after the Memorial Day recess with a floor vote on the $71.7B ICE/CBP reconciliation package — the largest single-year immigration enforcement investment in U.S. history — expected the week of June 1. A new contested-claim entry was added on ICE deceptive arrest tactics, and the reconciliation package KPI was updated to reflect Congress reconvening.Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-27/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-27/An Associated Press investigation published May 27 found ICE detainee suicides are occurring at an unprecedented rate in the agency's two-decade history: at least 10 since Trump's January 2025 inauguration, with 7 since October 2025 alone — already the most in any single fiscal year ever. Nine of ten who died were Hispanic men; average age 32; most had been in custody less than a month; at least three facilities failed to provide required 12-hour mental health screenings. A five-day hunger and labor strike by 300+ Delaney Hall detainees in Newark, NJ (over spoiled food and lack of medical care) escalated May 26 into clashes between masked ICE agents and protesters outside the GEO Group-operated facility — with DHS calling demonstrators 'rioters.' The 287(g) local enforcement program reached a record 1,870 MOAs as of May 26, up 172% since January 2025. Delaney Hall was added to the map; casualties and KPIs updated to reflect the latest data.Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-26/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-26/Delaney Hall Hunger Strike Enters Day 5 — Protesters Clash with Masked ICE Agents Outside Newark Facility; 300+ Detainees Demand Release of Medically Vulnerable. ICE 287(g) Local Enforcement Program Reaches 1,870 Memorandums of Agreement — Record Expansion Continues Across 39 States and 2 Territories.Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-25/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-25/California Attorney General Rob Bonta released the state's fifth ICE detention inspection report, finding conditions at California ICE facilities 'cruel, inhumane, and unacceptable' — with 6 detainee deaths documented between September 2025 and March 2026, the highest total since inspections began in 2017. Four of the six deaths occurred at the GEO Group-operated Adelanto ICE Processing Center; California City facility had one physician for nearly 1,000 detainees. A CNN investigation (May 15) linked ICE's October 2025 decision to cut third-party medical care directly to rising deaths. The casualties section was updated to incorporate these California-specific findings. On Memorial Day 2026, ICE detention holds 73,000+ with Acting Director Todd Lyons departing May 31 and former GEO Group executive David Venturella taking over June 1 — the first ICE director drawn from the private detention industry. The Senate returns this week for a floor vote on the $71.7B ICE/CBP reconciliation package.Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-24/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-24/USCIS issued Policy Memorandum PM-602-0199 on May 21, 2026, requiring most green card applicants inside the U.S. to leave and apply through consulates abroad — reclassifying adjustment of status as 'extraordinary' relief and affecting an estimated 780,000–800,000 annual I-485 filers including immediate relatives of U.S. citizens, refugees, and work visa holders. Immigration attorneys issued urgent advisories for clients with pending cases; the American Immigration Lawyers Association indicated it was reviewing the memo for legal challenge. The ICE 287(g) local enforcement partnership program reached 1,864 enrolled agencies as of May 21 — up 171% since January 2025 — with the KPI updated accordingly. A new map point was added for the South Burlington, VT ICE surveillance center that has been the site of repeated 2026 protests and a standoff between the state's attorney and the governor over declined prosecutions. A new contested-claim entry documents the legal dispute over whether USCIS exceeded its statutory authority in issuing PM-602-0199 without notice-and-comment rulemaking.Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-23/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-23/On May 21, 2026, U.S. As of May 21, 2026, ICE's 287(g) local enforcement partnership program has reached 1,864 Memorandums of Agreement (MOAs) across 39 states and 2 U.S.Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-22/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-22/Senate Republicans left Washington for the Memorial Day recess on May 21–22 without voting on the $71.7B ICE/CBP reconciliation package, missing Trump's June 1 signing deadline; two provisions stalled the floor vote — a $1.776B DOJ anti-weaponization fund and a $1B White House ballroom security line previously struck by the Senate Parliamentarian. The floor vote is now expected the week of June 1 when Congress returns; the KPI entry for the reconciliation package was updated to reflect this delay. A Boston Globe investigation published May 22 documented that Chittenden County State's Attorney Sarah George has repeatedly declined to charge protesters arrested at ICE facilities in South Burlington, Vermont, sparking a public feud with the governor, state police, and public safety commissioner. The courthouse-arrests claims entry was updated to include the May 19 SDNY order by Judge Castel blocking ICE from civil immigration arrests inside Manhattan immigration courthouses.Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-21/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-21/The Senate Budget Committee voted 11–10 on May 20 to send the $71.7B ICE/CBP reconciliation package to the Senate floor, clearing the final procedural hurdle before a full floor vote that Senate Republicans are racing to hold before Trump's June 1 deadline. DOJ/EOIR announced the appointment of 77 new immigration judges and 5 temporary judges on May 21 — one of the largest single-batch judicial expansions in immigration court history — as the administration moves to accelerate deportation case processing. The 287(g) local law enforcement partnership program reached 1,843 enrolled agencies across 39 states as of May 19, a figure updated in the tracker's KPIs. The daily DHS enforcement press release on May 20 highlighted arrests of criminal noncitizens as part of the ongoing 'Making America Safe Again' campaign. ICE detention remains at a record 73,000+ with no oversight provisions in the advancing reconciliation package.Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-20/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-20/Senate Budget Committee Votes 11–10 to Advance $71.7B ICE/CBP Reconciliation Package to Senate Floor — Full Floor Vote Imminent as Trump's June 1 Deadline Approaches. On May 20, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security published its weekly 'Making America Safe Again' press release documenting ICE enforcement arrests of criminal noncitizens over the preceding week.Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-19/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-19/ICE officer Christian Castro was charged May 18 by Hennepin County with four counts of second-degree assault for shooting a lawful Venezuelan resident through his front door during Operation Metro Surge — the first criminal accountability for the January 2026 Minneapolis surge that killed two U.S. citizens. Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security committees completed markup votes on the $71.7B ICE/CBP reconciliation package May 18-19, with Republicans revising the $1B White House ballroom provision after another Byrd Rule strike, advancing the bill toward a full floor vote before Trump's June 1 deadline. A new map point was added documenting the Minneapolis Metro Surge shooting site. ICE also served third-country deportation notices targeting South Sudan on May 19, the latest in a pattern of forced transfers raising Convention Against Torture concerns.Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-18/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-18/ICE Officer Christian Castro Charged with Four Counts of Assault in Minneapolis — First Criminal Accountability for Operation Metro Surge Shooting That Wounded Venezuelan Man in Mistaken-Identity Raid. Senate Republicans Revise $71.7B Reconciliation Bill's $1B White House Ballroom Provision After Byrd Rule Strike — Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees Begin Formal Markup Week.Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-17/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-17/ICE detention reached a record 73,000 individuals — an 84% year-over-year increase — as the Senate entered the week of the $71.7B reconciliation floor vote with Byrd Rule obstacles unresolved. A Washington Post investigation on May 16 found ICE acting director Todd Lyons publicly blamed a deported Honduran mother for 'abandoning' her 2-year-old son Orlín, who died from abuse in Florida after ICE denied her repeated pleas to reunite them. CNN reported DHS's deportation fleet of 8 Boeing 737s and 2 Gulfstreams is nearly operational, with a $70M luxury jet drawing Senate scrutiny. A three-to-two circuit split on Trump's mandatory detention policy deepened after the 6th Circuit ruled it unconstitutional on May 11, joining the 2nd and 11th Circuits, while the 5th and 8th Circuits upheld it — making Supreme Court review highly likely.Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-16/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-16/DHS Deportation Fleet of 8 Boeing 737s and 2 Gulfstream Jets Nearly Ready — $70M Luxury 737 Draws Senate Scrutiny; FAA Certification Concerns Could Delay Launch. ICE Acting Director Lyons Publicly Blames Deported Honduran Mother for Toddler Son's Killing — WaPo Investigation Finds ICE Rejected Her Repeated Pleas to Reunite with 2-Year-Old Orlín Before His Death. Circuit Split Deepens on Trump Mandatory Detention Policy — Three Circuits Strike It Down, Two Uphold It; Supreme Court Review Now Likely for Policy That Could Affect Millions.Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-15/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-15/The Senate Parliamentarian struck major sections of the $71.7 billion ICE/CBP reconciliation package as Byrd Rule violations on May 14–15, 2026, including main Border Patrol funding, DHS appropriations, and border security provisions — forcing Republicans to rewrite significant portions before the scheduled May 18 floor vote. A federal judge halted Texas SB 4 state deportation powers the day before implementation, blocking state magistrate removal orders and reentry criminalization while allowing only the illegal entry provision to take effect. A federal court ordered ICE to release José Francisco Orellana-Rivera — a Honduran man brought to the U.S. at age four with DACA status and two U.S.-citizen children — finding he was detained without the required bond hearing. Human Rights First documented a record 245 ICE Air deportation flights in April 2026, including first-ever forced transfers to Uganda, Paraguay, and the DRC. ICE is proceeding with Texas warehouse detention contracts in San Antonio and Socorro despite a federal probe.Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-14/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-14/U.S. Senate Parliamentarian Strikes Key ICE/CBP Reconciliation Provisions as Byrd Rule Violations — Major Sections of $71.7B Package Must Be Rewritten Before May 18 Floor Vote. ICE Moving Forward with Texas Warehouse Detention Contracts Despite Federal Probe and Lawsuits — San Antonio and Socorro Facilities Expected to Begin Operations by Early 2027. Human Rights First: April 2026 ICE Air Flights Reach Record 245 Removal Flights — First-Time Forced Transfers to Uganda, Paraguay, and DRC; Single Flight Makes 6 Stops Over 51 Hours with Individuals Restrained Throughout.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-13/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-13/A Denver federal court found ICE in 'manifest noncompliance' with a November 2025 injunction against warrantless civil arrests in Colorado, ordering 45-day mandatory training for all authorized ICE officers after reviewing 36 arrest records and finding not one complied with the court's requirements. Former GEO Group executive David Venturella was named next acting ICE Director effective June 1, 2026 — the first appointment from the private detention industry to lead ICE — raising conflict-of-interest concerns as the Senate prepares a $71.7 billion reconciliation floor vote the week of May 18. A Texas Tribune/KSAT investigation published May 13 documented how DACA recipient José Contreras Díaz, 30, was illegally deported to Honduras in January 2026, returned under a court order calling the deportation a 'flagrant violation,' then re-detained at Port Isabel for 8 days before release May 7. A new political figure (Venturella) and map-point (D. Colo. court) were added.Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-12/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-12/NPR Planet Money published research documenting that the Trump immigration enforcement surge has created a measurable economic chilling effect: undocumented worker participation has fallen an estimated 4–5%, with spillover harm to U.S.-born workers in construction, agriculture, and food processing, compounding the macroeconomic costs already estimated at 2–3% of GDP by Goldman Sachs and the CBO. The American Immigration Council published a 14-point enforcement reform blueprint calling for independent ICE oversight, minimum detention medical care standards, restored prosecutorial discretion, and reinstatement of the OIDO — published one week before Senate committees begin May 19 markups on the $71.7 billion enforcement reconciliation bill that contains none of these safeguards. The 287(g) program reached 1,797 active MOAs, and the economic impact claims section was updated to reflect the new NPR research.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-11/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-11/Senate Republican leadership confirmed May 11 that the $71.7 billion immigration enforcement reconciliation bill will receive a floor vote the week of May 18, with committee markups set for May 19 — advancing toward Trump's June 1 signing deadline. KCUR (NPR) reported that ICE arrests have surged more than 30% across Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas since the Trump second term began; Iowa alone recorded 1,500+ arrests in the past year, exceeding the full three-year Biden period. Grassroots rapid-response networks have emerged in the Midwest, including Sioux City's Siouxland Guardians and the Western Illinois Dreamers. The KPI tracking the reconciliation bill was updated to reflect confirmed committee markup scheduling.Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-10/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-10/USCIS Policy Memorandum PM-602-0198 took effect today, ending automatic deferred action for approximately 200,000 Special Immigrant Juveniles — children adjudicated as abuse or abandonment victims by state courts — who remain in the EB-4 visa backlog. The change reverses a 2022 policy that automatically granted deportation protection and work authorization to these children while they awaited visa availability. The National Immigration Project's A.C.R. v. Noem challenge in the Eastern District of New York continues. The Senate's $71.7 billion immigration enforcement reconciliation bill is on track for a floor vote the week of May 18 — ICE alone would receive approximately $38.2 billion, roughly 8× its FY2024 budget — as Trump's June 1 signing deadline approaches. A new contested claim was added covering the legal dispute over USCIS authority to revoke automatic SIJ protections.Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-09/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-09/Olivia André, 19, Returns Home to Portland, Maine After 6 Months in ICE Detention at Dilley — Federal Judge Ordered Release by May 8. Senate Set for Floor Vote Week of May 18 on $71.7B Immigration Enforcement Reconciliation Bill as Trump's June 1 Deadline Looms.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-08/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-08/Voluntary Departures Hit Record — 80,000+ Immigrants Abandon Court Cases in 15 Months, 7× Biden Rate; March 2026 Alone Sees 9,000+. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Senior U.S. María Loya Medina, an Albany, Oregon resident, was released from ICE detention on May 8, 2026 after spending four months in custody, following a ruling by Magistrate Judge Grady L.Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-07/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-07/DHS shut down the Office of Immigration Detention Ombudsman (OIDO) on May 5 — the independent watchdog created by Congress in the 2019 NDAA — removing the sole dedicated oversight mechanism for a detention system with 30+ FY2026 custody deaths. Legal experts dispute DHS's claim that Congress defunded OIDO, saying no such repeal language exists in the appropriations bill. On May 6, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down Trump's mandatory no-bond detention policy as the second appeals court to do so, creating a four-circuit split that makes Supreme Court review near-certain and requiring bond hearings for ICE detainees in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. Senate committees advanced the $71.7 billion enforcement reconciliation bill toward a floor vote targeted for May 18. The 287(g) agreement count was updated to 1,786 MOAs now covering 32% of the U.S. population.Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-06/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-06/Washington Post investigation (May 4) found ICE guards deployed chemical agents on civil immigration detainees at multiple facilities. The federal government moved to dismiss the Hussen v. Noem Minneapolis racial profiling class action the same day. On May 5, NPR revealed ICE is offering local police $100,000+ in vehicles/equipment to join 287(g) programs — now at 1,782 active MOAs — while Marketplace found ICE using the military WEXMAC contracting tool to build detention centers bypassing public input; a Texas mariachi family was released from Dilley after 13 days when their story went viral. Mesa Gateway Airport Authority reported overcrowding at the adjacent ICE detention facility on May 6 as ICE races toward its 100,000-bed target.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-05/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-05/ICE Pays Local Police $100,000+ in Vehicles and Equipment as Financial Incentives to Sign 287(g) Agreements — NPR Investigation. ICE Using Military Contracting Tool (WEXMAC) to Convert Buildings Into Detention Centers — Bypassing Normal Public Input Requirements. Texas Mariachi Brothers and Family Released After 13 Days at Dilley ICE Detention Center — Story Went Viral After Kacey Musgraves Team Contacted Family. DHS Shuts Down the Office of Immigration Detention Ombudsman (OIDO) — Independent Watchdog Created by Congress in 2019 NDAA.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-04/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-04/Washington Post Investigation: ICE Guards Used Chemical Agents and Physical Force on Detainees at Multiple Facilities. The federal government filed a motion to dismiss the Hussen v.Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-03/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-03/The Department of Homeland Security published its weekly 'ICE IS NICE: Over the Weekend' press release on May 4, 2026, covering enforcement operations conducted over the May 3–4 weekend.Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-02/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-02/10-Year-Old Venezuelan Boy Appears Alone in Houston Immigration Court — ICE Seeks Deportation to Ecuador, Country He Has Never Been To.Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-01/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-05-01/FBI Redirected Over 9,000 Personnel to Immigration Enforcement — 23× Increase Under Trump Second Term. Virginia ICE Arrests Surge 590% Under Trump — Nearly 11,000 in First Year vs. 1,595 in All of 2024; New Restrictions Coming July 1.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-04-30/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-04-30/The U.S. House voted 215-211 on April 30 — with zero Democratic votes — to pass a $70 billion immigration enforcement reconciliation package, following the Senate's 50-48 vote on April 23. If enacted it would be the largest single immigration enforcement investment in U.S. history, funding 100,000+ detention beds and a 1 million/year deportation target while Democrats decried the absence of accountability provisions given a record 29 FY2026 ICE custody deaths. Separately, the Michigan Supreme Court approved a rule banning civil arrests — including ICE civil immigration warrants — at legal proceedings, joining Massachusetts, California, and New York. A new KPI tracks the $70B reconciliation package; the Michigan Supreme Court map point and courthouse-arrests contested claim were updated to reflect the new state-level protection.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-04-29/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-04-29/The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on April 29 in Mullin v. Doe and Trump v. Miot on whether the Trump administration can revoke Temporary Protected Status for ~350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians, with a ruling expected by June–July 2026 that could force mass displacement of long-term U.S. residents with U.S. citizen children. In a unanimous 3-0 ruling, the Second Circuit struck down the Trump mandatory detention (no-bond) policy, finding immigration law does not authorize jailing noncitizens without bond hearings and citing serious constitutional due process questions — setting up a likely Supreme Court confrontation given conflicts across circuits. The ruling requires bond hearings for ICE detainees across New York, Connecticut, and Vermont. Separately, detainees at the North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin, Michigan renewed a hunger strike over unsafe conditions and medical neglect. The jennings-bond-hearings contested claim updated; North Lake Processing Center added to map.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-04-28/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-04-28/New DHS Secretary calls for quieter, lower-profile immigration enforcement — a strategic shift alarming the MAGA base who want more visible crackdowns, signaling internal GOP tension over immigration Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTbreakinghttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-04-27/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-04-27/ICE re-arrested Egyptian mother Hayam El Gamal and her five children at the Denver ICE check-in office on April 26 — less than 48 hours after a federal judge ordered their release — placing them on a deportation flight before emergency courts halted the aircraft mid-air and secured their release after 320+ days in ICE custody. The House passed H.R. 7147 on April 26, ending the 71-day DHS partial shutdown through May 22 without ICE accountability mandates. On April 24, a federal appeals court ruled Trump's executive order suspending asylum at the southern border violates the Immigration and Nationality Act, with the case expected to reach the Supreme Court. New KPI added: 2,145 ICE detainees held over one year, up 115% since October 2025. A new contested claim added on presidential authority to suspend asylum rights; Denver ICE ERO field office added to map.Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-04-26/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-04-26/ICE Re-arrests El Gamal Family at Denver Check-In Despite Court Order; Emergency Courts Halt Deportation Flight Mid-Air. The U.S. DOJ Internal Denaturalization Quota Program Revealed: 100–200 Cases Per Month, 39 U.S. Attorney Offices Enlisted.Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-04-25/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-04-25/The Board of Immigration Appeals issued a landmark April 25 precedent ruling that DACA status alone cannot halt deportation proceedings, potentially weakening protections for ~500,000 active Dreamers — the BIA had sided with the government in 97% of published decisions in the prior year. Over 150 'Communities Not Cages' rallies took place in 33 states against DHS's $38B warehouse detention expansion plan, as community organizers noted they had already blocked 13 proposed warehouse conversions. An AP analysis of UC Berkeley arrest data found ICE weekly arrests fell 11.7% (8,347 → 7,369/week) after the Minneapolis killings and DHS agent pullback, though arrests surged in Kentucky, Indiana, North Carolina, and Florida. DHS also quietly instructed ICE field offices to stop entering homes without judicial warrants, per NBC News. April 22 events updated: 9th Circuit unanimously blocked California's 'No Vigilantes Act' requiring ICE agents to display visible ID.Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-04-24/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-04-24/Dallas Police Chief Comeaux revised DPD's immigration enforcement policy (General Order 315.04) on April 24 after Gov. Abbott threatened to pull $90 million in state and FIFA World Cup security funding — removing the ban on prolonging detentions for ICE holds, though retaining a bar on stops solely to check immigration status. Separately, Axios reported that 150+ national protests are planned for April 25 against DHS's $38 billion plan to convert warehouses into detention camps targeting 100,000+ beds, with activists having already blocked 13 warehouse conversions. Map updated with Dallas policy-change point.Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-04-23/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-04-23/The U.S. Senate voted 50-48 in the predawn hours of April 23 to adopt a $70 billion budget reconciliation resolution funding ICE and Customs and Border Protection through Trump's term — bypassing Democratic filibuster demands for use-of-force reforms triggered by the January 2026 fatal Minneapolis shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal agents. Only Sens. Rand Paul and Lisa Murkowski broke Republican ranks; the measure advances to the House with a June 1 deadline. DHS has been in partial shutdown since February 14. Separately, a KCUR/Beacon News investigation documented Kansas City International Airport (KCI) as a major ICE Air deportation hub with 130 flights in 2025, a 200%+ increase. Map updated with US Capitol legislative action and KCI Airport deportation hub markers.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-04-22/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-04-22/The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a preliminary injunction on April 21, allowing ICE's 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention facility near the Florida Everglades to remain open while environmental litigation continues — a significant legal win for the administration's detention expansion agenda. A federal judge in Illinois separately ruled on April 18 that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment by pressuring Facebook and Apple to remove ICE-monitoring apps used by immigrant communities, issuing a preliminary injunction protecting the 'ICE Sightings Chicagoland' group and 'Eyes Up' app. FY2026 ICE custody deaths stand at 29 — a 22-year record — with acting Director Todd Lyons departing May 31. Timeline and map updated with 'Alligator Alcatraz' location and recent legal developments.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-04-21/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-04-21/NPR published an investigation finding that Thomson Reuters employee Billie Little was fired after raising concerns that the company's CLEAR database — which holds license plate, Social Security, and address data under a $5M ICE contract — was being misused during the Minneapolis Operation Metro Surge that killed two people. ICE's first full-year FY2025 removal data (442,637 combined removals and voluntary returns) was released, with ICE formally setting a target of 1 million deportations annually in Congressional budget documentation. UCLA's Center for Neighborhood Knowledge published a report finding noncriminal Latino detentions increased sixfold under Trump. On April 20, DHS issued weekend enforcement announcements highlighting criminal alien arrests as part of its 'Making America Safe Again' campaign, even as TRAC data shows 70.8% of ICE detainees have no criminal conviction.Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-04-20/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-04-20/DHS Reports Weekend ICE Arrests of Human Traffickers, Rapists, and Kidnappers. The UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge published 'ICE Raids and Shifting U.S.Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-04-19/https://watchboard.dev/ice-history/#digest-2026-04-19/ICE custody deaths in FY2026 reached 29 on April 18, breaking the 22-year-old record of 28 set in FY2004; ICE released delayed 90-day reports for four detainees — Victor Manuel Diaz, Heber Sanchez Dominguez, Parady La, and Luis Nunez Caceres — missing congressional notification deadlines. Most recent death: Aled Damien Carbonell-Betancourt, 27, Cuban national found unresponsive at Miami federal detention, presumed suicide. On April 19, former immigration judges including Ryan Wood publicly condemned the Trump administration's purge of immigration court judges, with Wood stating the administration wants 'numbers, they want deportations' and describing judges being 'walked off the bench mid-decision' as unprecedented. Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, who oversaw the enforcement surge and record custody deaths, announced his resignation effective May 31.Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdaily