The Guardian provided this article, “Who is on the front line of Donald Trump’s Immigration Crackdown?” which shows uniforms from several federal agencies that are supporting ICE in the immigration crackdown.
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David LeBlang, of the Miller Center at University of Virginia, has written an article, “Spanberger chooses evidence, not spectacle,” about newly-elected Governor Abigail Spanberger’s Executive Order 10 which reverses (previous) Governor Yougkin’s Executive Order 47 which mandated local jurisdictions and state organizations sign 287(g) agreements with ICE.
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The Council on Foreign Relations provides this overview of the 75 country travel ban effective January 21, 2026.
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The CATO Institute reports on tactics the US government is using to arrest ICE observers.
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Here’s a good summary of the Border Wall Contracts that will extend or enhance the US/MX border wall.
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Read this Travel Ban Explainer by Immigration Monitor (a credible guide to global immigration).
This lists countries with full and partial travel bans that affect various kinds of immigration and non-immigration visas – and the rationale for restricting travel and visas from these countries. Some exceptions make be available for some people with these reasons: (1) their residency/citizenship is in the national interest, (2) they would otherwise suffer undue hardship, (3) the pose no security risk.
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The CATO Institute wrote this article, The Government Unconstitutionally Labels ICE Observers as Domestic Terrorists, and describes incidents that have taken place throughout the country where ICE agents have threatened to arrest people for filming, following or observing ICE arrests.
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This article refers to a Washington Post article that describes the DHS/ICE plan to establish a new network of warehouses to hold and process people who will be deported during 2026 :
15 small processing center warehouses (holding 500-1500 persons) in these locations:
- Los Fresnos, Texas
- El Paso, Texas
- Hagerstown, Maryland
- Highland Park, Michigan
- Jefferson, Georgia
- Jupiter, Florida
- Merrillville, Indiana
- Merrimack, New Hampshire
- Oklahoma City
- Port Allen, Louisiana
- Roxbury, New Jersey
- Salt Lake City
- San Antonio
- Tremont, Pennsylvania
- Woodbury, Minnesota
7 larger holding center warehouses (housing 5,000 – 10,000 persons) in
- Stafford, Virginia
- Hutchins, Texas
- Hammond, Louisiana
- Baytown, Texas
- Glendale, Arizona
- Social Circle, Georgia
- Kansas City, Missouri
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This is a good summary article about what has been happening at the border and throughout the US on surveillance and how it related to immigrant deportations. Written by POGO (Project on Government Oversight)
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This summary of state-specific legislation was created by AMICA, in Washington DC to summarize existing state-specific pro-immigrant legislation.
