Last week, New York state Democrats did what they do best: They jammed what will ultimately prove to be unpopular and counterproductive restrictions on immigration enforcement into the state budget.
— Read on nypost.com/2026/05/30/opinion/new-yorks-new-sanctuary-state-laws-are-a-recipe-for-chaos/
Tag: Immigration Enforcement
Force Multipliers – Peter Mancina – Inquest
ICE could never have created a large-scale deportation machine if it hadn’t enjoyed the voluntary assistance of local law enforcement.
— Read on inquest.org/force-multipliers/
Videos Show Upstate NY Cops Calling Border Patrol on Drivers
Oswego County sheriff’s deputies held drivers for up to 45 minutes as they waited for immigration agents, potentially breaking the law.
— Read on nysfocus.com/2026/05/07/oswego-body-cam-video-border-patrol-traffic-stops
New ACLU Report Reveals How the Trump Administration is Using Local Police to Build a National Deportation-Policing Force Through the 287(g) Program | American Civil Liberties Union
Report Finds At Least 77.2 Million People Live in Counties Where Local Law Enforcement Participates in the Program
— Read on www.aclu.org/press-releases/new-aclu-report-reveals-how-the-trump-administration-is-using-local-police-to-build-a-national-deportation-policing-force-through-the-287g-program
Vital City | What ICE’s Recklessness Teaches Us About Real Policing
As you read this article think for a moment would the situation be better in Minneapolis if the local police assisted ICE and controlled unlawful protestors.
The illegitimate Minneapolis surge gives municipal departments an opportunity to demonstrate what legitimacy looks like.
— Read on www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/minnesota-ice-alex-pretti-policing
‘Backing down isn’t an option’: Minnesota ICE shootings mobilize Americans to join ICE observer groups | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) | The Guardian
The killings of Minneapolis residents Renee Good and Alex Pretti have inspired people across the US to document federal agents’ activities in their communities
— Read on www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/31/ice-observer-document-immigration-agents
Turn Down the Temperature in Minnesota
All sides need to ratchet back rhetoric—and action—in the wake of the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
— Read on www.city-journal.org/article/minneapolis-ice-protest-alex-pretti-renee-good
What Federal Immigration Enforcement Is Doing Isn’t Policing—and It Isn’t Normal | Seth W. Stoughton, Ian T. Adams, Geoffrey P. Alpert, Gil Kerlikowse, Maureen Q. McGough, Jeffrey J. Noble | Verdict | Legal Analysis and Commentary from Justia
This opinion piece by policing experts Seth W. Stoughton, Ian T. Adams, Geoffrey P. Alpert, Gil Kerlikowse, Maureen Q. McGough, and Jeffrey J. Noble addresses federal immigration enforcement tactics under the Trump administration. The authors argue that the conduct of agencies like ICE and CBP has departed from established norms in policing in a way that has undermined public safety, particularly through fatal shootings. They contend that these actions—marked by poor planning, aggressive field tactics, and a disregard for accountability—are not just unprofessional but dangerously authoritarian, threatening public safety and the legitimacy of policing itself.
— Read on verdict.justia.com/2026/01/29/what-federal-immigration-enforcement-is-doing-isnt-policing-and-it-isnt-normal
Immigration Agents Have Held More Than 170 Americans Against Their Will — ProPublica
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
— Read on www.propublica.org/article/immigration-dhs-american-citizens-arrested-detained-against-will
Future of Policing 