Reading up on ICE
14 deep · digging since dec 01, 25
- Columbia Student Detained by ICE Promotes ‘Beauty’ and ‘Brains’ Online - The New York Times
ICE detained Columbia student Elmina Aghayeva, whose Instagram promotes beauty and brains, while she avoided political posts unlike other arrested students.
- In a Memoir Draft, Changpeng Zhao of Binance Details the Talks Leading to His Prison Time - The New York Times
Changpeng Zhao's memoir draft reveals the secret plea negotiations that resulted in his imprisonment and an encounter with ICE after pleading guilty.
- Opinion | How We Resist ICE: Car Pools - The New York Times
In Minneapolis, residents form car pools to monitor and disrupt ICE operations, braving the cold to protect immigrant neighbors from detention.
- Google Fulfilled ICE Subpoena Demanding Student Journalist Credit Card Number
ICE subpoenaed Google for a student journalist's bank and credit card data following a pro-Palestinian protest, revealing the broad sweep of administrative subpoenas.
- The Tech Arsenal That ICE Has Deployed in Minneapolis - The New York Times
According to the New York Times, ICE agents in Minneapolis use facial recognition, social media monitoring, and other tech tools to identify undocumented immigrants and track protesters.
- ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants - The New York Times
ICE expanded agents' arrest power via an internal memo, changing the standard from likely non-appearance to potential to leave the scene.
- Dozens Arrested After Anti-ICE Protest at a Manhattan Hilton - The New York Times
Dozens were arrested after an anti-ICE protest at a Manhattan Hilton hotel in TriBeCa, where demonstrators claimed immigration agents were staying, following a similar protest in Minneapolis.
- Hundreds of Minnesota Businesses on Strike in Protest Against ICE - The New York Times
Thousands of protesters shut down streets in Minneapolis-St. Paul to demand ICE end its weekslong crackdown, with hundreds of businesses closing in solidarity.
- The People of Minneapolis vs. ICE: A Street-Level View - The New York Times
Minneapolis residents are engaging in direct, confrontational street-level standoffs with heavily armed ICE agents, escalating local tensions into a high-stakes cat-and-mouse dynamic.
- ‘ELITE’: The Palantir app ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid
A Palantir app called ELITE maps deportation targets for ICE, using address confidence scores and immigrant density to guide raids.
- Videos Show Increasingly Aggressive Federal Crackdown in Minneapolis - The New York Times
New viral videos show ICE and Border Patrol using increasingly aggressive arrest tactics in Minneapolis, heightening resident fear and frustration.
- Opinion | An Undocumented Father’s Fears of Family Separation - The New York Times
An undocumented father living in New York recounts his trauma from a prior family separation and describes his ongoing fear that ICE deportation could separate them again.
- T.S.A. Is Providing Air Passenger Data to Immigration Agents for Deportation Effort - The New York Times
The Transportation Security Administration is sharing passenger lists with ICE to identify and detain travelers subject to deportation orders.
- Opinion | Donate This Holiday Season: New Life Centers Needs Your Help - The New York Times
An opinion piece urges donations to New Life Centers, a Chicago group that provided aid when ICE arrived in the city.