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Inside the ICE Detention Pipeline for US Citizens and Residents: From Minnesota to Texas
Students sitting in a doorway and wearing chains and T-Shirts that say "Sanctuary Campus Now" react as police officers approach.

DHS Budget Talks in Congress May Touch “Sanctuary Cities,” With a Long History

Congress has little authority to rewrite local limits on cooperation with federal immigration enforcement -- and shouldn’t try to do so.

Expert Survey on DHS, CBP, and ICE Reforms

Experts detail targeted reforms and legislative pathways Congress could enact to improve ICE and CBP accountability.

Ten Simple Questions for Congress to Ask Senior Immigration Officials in Public Hearings

Questions to inform conversations over immigration enforcement policy.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents detain a man during an immigration enforcement operation in a Minneapolis neighborhood on January 11, 2026.

Minnesota ICE Enforcement: Tracking Alleged Constitutional Violations in Court

Sworn declarations in ACLU’s Minnesota lawsuit describe masked ICE agents using violent, warrantless arrests targeting Somali and Latino US citizens, legal residents.
People visit a makeshift shrine at the site where Alex Pretti was killed on January 29, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse at a VA medical center died on January 24 after being shot multiple times during an interaction with border patrol agents. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

CBP Was a Leader in Transparency. Can It Still Restore that Reputation?

CBP’s handling of the investigation into Alex Pretti's death signals a troubling shift away from the agency’s commitment to transparency and accountability.
Graph: Monthly border patrol apprehensions

Fact Checking the “Success” of Trump Border Patrol Policies

U.S. border policy does not define migration. A new study shows that restrictions on border crossings under both Biden and Trump had little immediate effect.

The Top 10 Questions the Trump Administration Needs to Answer About Minnesota

These are questions that the Trump administration has not answered, and journalists and members of Congress could – and should – pose.
Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller speaks to press about NSPM-7 on the presidential signing of the Memorandum

The Smearing of Alex Pretti and NSPM-7

"The smearing of Alex Pretti and Renee Good is not simply a rhetorical tactic. It is part of a larger operation."
The Martin Luther King Jr Memorial

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Let Not Arrogance Be Our Doom

With humility and our collective morals and values, we must extinguish the flames of hubris in US foreign and domestic policy, or "our arrogance will be our doom."
The top of the Declaration of Independence with "We the People" displayed prominently.

The New Civil Rights “Backstop”: How DAs and AGs Can and Must Investigate ICE Abuses

The new role for state and local law enforcement authorities in prosecuting criminal violations of Americans' civil rights.
Visualization of a global network

Key Trends that Will Shape Tech Policy in 2026

From AI federalism and autonomous cyber operations to intensifying U.S.-China competition, we asked leading experts to identify key trends in the year ahead.
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