TIMELINE

Location: Nashville, Tennessee

CoreCivic

Major private prison company expanding immigrant detention capacity through billion-dollar contracts with ICE. Operates detention centers and benefits...

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Location: New York, New York

Capgemini Government Solutions

IT consulting firm contracted for ICE's immigrant 'bounty hunting' program with potential contract value exceeding $365 million....

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Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland

Bluehawk LLC

Intelligence contractor with ties to spy agencies participating in ICE's immigrant bounty hunting program with potential contract value exceeding $200...

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Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico

CSI Aviation

Aviation company operating deportation flights for ICE. DHS contracts totaled $262.9 million in FY 2025. Target of boycott campaigns....

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GlobalX Airlines

Charter airline operating deportation flights for ICE. Target of boycott campaigns for transporting deported immigrants....

Location: Miami, Florida

Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia

ADS Tactical

Military equipment supplier that secured $124 million in ICE/CBP contracts in FY 2025 - a 651% increase from previous five-year average. Supplies weap...

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Location: Quantico, Virginia

Quantico Tactical

Weapons and equipment supplier providing firearms, 'less than lethal' munitions, and restraints to Border Patrol and ICE. Over $19 million in contract...

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Location: Reston, Virginia

CACI International

Defense contractor providing ICE with tactical communications operations and maintenance. Contract worth $119.9 million, potentially increasing to $13...

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Location: Seattle, Washington

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Cloud computing division of Amazon providing data storage infrastructure vital to ICE's immigration crackdown and mass surveillance operations....

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Business medium 2026-01-26

Microsoft

Technology company with at least $45 million in homeland security-related contracts. Dell received $18.8 million specifically for Microsoft enterprise...

Location: Redmond, Washington

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AT&T

Telecommunications company that received $382 million in DHS contracts between 2022-24. Described as the 'digital backbone for Trump's deportation mac...

Location: Dallas, Texas

Location: Ruston, Louisiana

LaSalle Corrections

Private corrections company that received contract worth up to $125 million to build new immigrant detention center....

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Business medium 2026-01-26

Lionheart Alliance

Defense equipment supplier through which ICE ordered $15.5 million in Galvion ballistic helmets in late September 2025 - a 31,869% increase from previ...

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Incident critical 2026-01-24

Killing of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol in Minneapolis

Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen and VA ICU nurse, was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents while filming with his phone and trying to prote...

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Incident high 2026-01-23

ICE Agents Threaten Legal Observers in Maine, Label Them 'Domestic Terrorists'

During 'Operation Catch of the Day' immigration enforcement in Maine, ICE agents threatened legal observers who were filming operations. Video shows a...

Location: Portland, Maine

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Incident critical 2026-01-22

Homicide of Geraldo Lunas Campos in El Paso Detention

Geraldo Lunas Campos, 55, a Cuban man, died at the El Paso tent detention facility (Camp East Montana). Medical examiner ruled death a homicide - asph...

Location: El Paso, Texas

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Incident critical 2026-01-21

5-Year-Old Liam Ramos Detained by ICE, Held in Texas Facility

5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was detained by ICE in Columbia Heights, Minnesota and transported to a detention facility in Texas with his father. DHS ...

Location: Columbia Heights, Minnesota

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Incident critical 2026-01-20

Pattern of ICE/BP 'Less Lethal' Weapons Violations

ProPublica and FRONTLINE investigation found more than two dozen cases where ICE/Border Patrol officers deployed weapons in ways that violate federal ...

Location: Multiple Locations, United States

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Incident high 2026-01-20

Allegation: ICE Releasing Detainees in Freezing Conditions

Unverified reports on social media allege ICE has been releasing detainees in freezing winter conditions in Minneapolis area. One documented case show...

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Incident critical 2026-01-19

US Citizen ChongLy Thao Dragged from Home in Underwear at Gunpoint

ChongLy 'Scott' Thao, a Hmong-American U.S. citizen for decades, was detained by masked ICE agents who forced open his door without a warrant, pointed...

Location: St. Paul, Minnesota

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Incident critical 2026-01-15

Protester Kaden Rummler Permanently Blinded by DHS Officer

Kaden Rummler, 21-year-old college student, was shot in the face with a nonlethal round by DHS officer while protesting outside a federal building in ...

Location: Southern California

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Incident critical 2026-01-15

ICE Agents Choke US Citizen Teen, Steal Phone, Sell It at Vending Machine

Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old 10th grader and US citizen, was put in a suffocating chokehold by ICE agents while getting McDonald's with his father in ...

Location: Houston, Texas

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Incident medium 2026-01-15

Minneapolis Rapper Nur-D Alleges ICE Stole His Phone During Protest Custody

Minneapolis rapper Nur-D alleged ICE agents stole his cell phone while he was in their custody during protests in Minneapolis....

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Incident high 2026-01-14

Shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celia in Minneapolis

Julio Cesar Sosa-Celia, a Venezuelan national, was shot in the leg by immigration officers during an altercation. This was the third shooting by feder...

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Incident critical 2026-01-14

ICE Tear Gas and Flashbang Attack on Family Van with Six Children

ICE agents rolled a tear gas canister under a family van containing six children (ages 6 months to teenagers) and detonated a flashbang, causing airba...

Location: North Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Incident critical 2026-01-10

Four ICE Detention Deaths in First 10 Days of 2026

Four people died in ICE custody in just 10 days of January 2026. This follows 31 deaths in 2025 - an all-time high since 2004. December 2025 was the d...

Location: Multiple facilities, United States

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Incident high 2026-01-08

JD Vance Claims ICE Officers Have 'Absolute Immunity,' Then Backtracks

Vice President JD Vance falsely claimed the ICE officer who killed Renee Good was 'protected by absolute immunity' stating 'He was doing his job.' Leg...

Location: White House, Washington D.C.

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Incident critical 2026-01-07

Killing of Renee Good by ICE Agent in Minneapolis

Renee Good, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen, was fatally shot by ICE agent Jonathan Ross during immigration enforcement operation. Video evidence contradic...

ice-shootingminneapolisus-citizen

Incident high 2026-01-07

ICE Clash at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis

ICE agents under Commander Gregory Bovino's command clashed with students, staff, parents, and neighbors at Roosevelt High School during immigration e...

Location: Roosevelt High School, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Incident critical 2026-01-06

Operation Metro Surge: 2,000 Agents Deployed to Minneapolis

DHS announced 'largest immigration enforcement operation ever carried out,' deploying 2,000 agents to Minneapolis-Saint Paul. Three shootings by feder...

Location: Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota

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December 2025 (5 events)

Incident critical 2025-12-31

Record 31 Deaths in ICE Custody in 2025

2025 had the highest number of ICE detention deaths since 2004, with 31 people dying in custody. December 2025 was the deadliest month on record. ICE ...

Location: United States (Multiple Facilities)

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Incident high 2025-12-13

Wrongful Detention of Diaz Morales Despite Legal Status

Diaz Morales, never denaturalized, was detained by ICE which claimed all her documents were forged. Federal judge issued order prohibiting deportation...

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Policy critical 2025-12-01

CMS-DHS Agreement to Share Medicaid Data with ICE

Secret agreement between CMS and DHS allows ICE access to personal information of 79 million Medicaid enrollees including ethnicities and addresses. D...

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Policy high 2025-12-01

ICE Immigrant 'Bounty Hunting' Program

ICE contracted private companies including GEO Group's BI Incorporated, Capgemini ($365M+), and Bluehawk LLC ($200M+) to track and locate immigrants f...

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Incident high 2025-12-01

ICE Targeting of 5-Year-Old Child in Minnesota

ICE targeted a 5-year-old child during enforcement operation in Minnesota. Acting ICE ERO Director Marcos Charles defended the action, claiming office...

Location: Minnesota

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October 2025 (2 events)

Incident critical 2025-10-04

Border Patrol Shooting of Marimar Martinez in Brighton Park

Marimar Martinez, 30, a U.S. citizen, was shot five times (seven wounds) by Border Patrol agent Charles Exum during Operation Midway Blitz. Agent Exum...

Location: Brighton Park, Chicago, Illinois

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Incident high 2025-10-04

Tear Gas and Pepper Balls Against Brighton Park Protesters

After Marimar Martinez shooting, approximately 100 protesters gathered in Brighton Park and were met with pepper balls and tear gas by federal agents....

Location: Brighton Park, Chicago, Illinois

tear-gasprotesterschicago

September 2025 (4 events)

Incident high 2025-09-25

Journalist Raven Geary Shot in Face with Pepper Ball at Broadview

Raven Geary, co-founder of independent news operation in Chicago, was shot in the face with a pepper ball by federal agent while covering protest at B...

Location: Broadview, Illinois

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Incident high 2025-09-25

Demonstrator Leigh Kunkel Shot in Head and Nose

Leigh Kunkel was shot by federal agents in the back of the head and the nose during protest. She stated she was 'incredibly lucky' the shot wasn't 2 i...

Location: Chicago Area, Illinois

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Incident critical 2025-09-12

Killing of Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez in Franklin Park

Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez, a 38-year-old father of two and cook from Mexico, was shot and killed by ICE at 'close range' in Franklin Park, Illinois. ...

Location: Franklin Park, Illinois

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Incident critical 2025-09-08

Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago

Massive immigration enforcement operation launched September 8, 2025 in Chicago area under command of Gregory Bovino. Resulted in multiple shootings, ...

Location: Chicago, Illinois

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August 2025 (3 events)

Incident medium 2025-08-14

DHS Posts 'Deport Illegals with Your Absolute Boys' Recruitment Ad

DHS recruitment graphic asked 'Want to deport illegals with your absolute boys?' American Renaissance podcast hosts found the images amusing, noting i...

Location: DHS Official Social Media

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Incident critical 2025-08-01

Abuse and Deaths at Camp East Montana Detention Facility

The El Paso tent facility (Camp East Montana), the largest in the country with 5,000 capacity, documented cases of medical neglect, unsanitary conditi...

Location: El Paso, Texas

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Incident high 2025-08-01

DHS Posts 'Which Way, American Man?' - Reference to Neo-Nazi Book

DHS posted image with caption 'Which Way, American Man?' referencing 'Which Way, Western Man?' - a white nationalist book by the neo-Nazi National All...

Location: DHS Official Social Media

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July 2025 (3 events)

Incident high 2025-07-23

DHS Posts Tweet with Nazi '14 Words' Structure and 1488 Coding

DHS posted image of 'American Progress' painting with caption: 'A Heritage to be proud of, a Homeland worth Defending.' The tweet was exactly 14 words...

Location: DHS Official X Account

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Policy critical 2025-07-01

DOJ Denaturalization Quota of 200 Citizens Per Month

Department of Justice set quota to denaturalize up to 200 naturalized US citizens per month in 2026, stripping citizenship and enabling deportation. A...

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Incident critical 2025-07-01

DOJ Denaturalization Quota: 200 Citizens Per Month

DOJ announced plans to strip citizenship and deport naturalized U.S. citizens, setting quota of up to 200 people per month in 2026. Administration als...

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June 2025 (2 events)

Incident high 2025-06-15

Nurse Vincent Hawkins Nearly Blinded at Portland Protest

Vincent Hawkins, 55-year-old nurse, was shot in the face by federal agents with projectile while protesting at Portland detention facility in June 202...

Location: Portland, Oregon

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Incident high 2025-06-01

Wrongful Detention of U.S. Citizen Adrian Martinez

Adrian Andrew Martinez, a U.S. citizen born in Los Angeles, was detained outside his job at Walmart by ICE agents in tactical gear who wrestled him to...

wrongful-detentionus-citizenretaliatory-charges

May 2025 (2 events)

Policy critical 2025-05-12

ICE Policy Allowing Warrantless Home Entry

Internal ICE memo dated May 12, 2025 instructs agents they can forcibly enter homes without judicial warrants using only administrative warrants for p...

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Policy critical 2025-05-01

Stephen Miller's 3,000 Arrests Per Day Quota

White House set quota of 3,000 ICE arrests per day, leading to purges of ICE leadership who failed to meet targets. ICE directors Kenneth Genalo and R...

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April 2025 (1 events)

Policy high 2025-04-11

Expedited Asylum Case Dismissal Without Hearing

April 2025 DOJ memo allows immigration judges to drop 'legally deficient asylum cases without a hearing,' fast-tracking deportations by determining as...

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March 2025 (1 events)

Incident critical 2025-03-15

Wrongful Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to CECOT

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man with legal protection preventing his removal, was wrongfully deported to El Salvador's CECOT prison. He was tor...

Location: Maryland to El Salvador

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February 2025 (2 events)

Incident critical 2025-02-04

Deportation of U.S. Citizen Children Including Girl with Brain Cancer

A 10-year-old U.S. citizen girl with brain cancer was deported with her parents and four siblings to Mexico after being stopped at an immigration chec...

Location: U.S.-Mexico Border

wrongful-deportationus-citizenchildren

Policy critical 2025-02-01

CECOT Prison Agreement with El Salvador

Trump administration negotiated agreement with El Salvador to imprison deportees of any nationality at Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), a facilit...

Location: El Salvador

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January 2025 (4 events)

Policy critical 2025-01-21

Military Deployment for Domestic Immigration Enforcement

Active-duty military deployed for domestic immigration enforcement at southern border, potentially violating Posse Comitatus Act. Military aircraft an...

Location: Southern Border / United States

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Policy critical 2025-01-20

Invocation of Alien Enemies Act of 1798

Trump administration invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a wartime law last used for Japanese internment, to bypass normal deportation procedures. ...

alien-enemies-actwartime-powersdue-process-violation

Policy critical 2025-01-20

Termination of TPS for Over One Million Immigrants

Trump administration canceled Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Haiti, Venezuela, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Myanmar, Somalia, and Cameroon, ...

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Incident critical 2025-01-20

TPS Cancellation for Over One Million Immigrants

Trump administration canceled Temporary Protected Status for over one million immigrants from Haiti, Venezuela, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Myanmar, Somali...