Still Happening:
ICE Abuse and Overreach
Every day, the Trump administration is using its already unprecedented DHS funding to terrorize communities, tear-gas schools, and abduct and kill our neighbors. The harm being inflicted hasn't stopped. Below is a snapshot of how ICE and CBP continue to hurt our communities with the billions CBP and ICE have already provided, how deeply unpopular these actions are with the public, and how voters are demanding Congress not send additional funding to the agency.
DHS has already received $191 billion in reconciliation funding, including $75 billion for ICE, $64 billion for CBP and $22 billion in a slush fund to be used for immigration enforcement.
We are going to be sending these emails regularly so you can keep track of these abuses on a daily basis. Here is a sampling of big stories from the last few days that continue to show the Trump Administration is pushing ahead on its wrong and deeply unpopular immigration actions:
ICE Is Detaining and Deporting Domestic Violence Victims Who Call for Help
After DHS rolled back sensitive-locations protections for shelters, hospitals, and courthouses, immigrant survivors of abuse are being forced to choose between safety and deportation.
The Atlantic reports that immigrant survivors of domestic violence are increasingly being detained and deported after seeking help—a direct consequence of the Trump administration’s rollback of sensitive-locations protections that once kept ICE out of shelters, hospitals, and courthouses. In one case, a Salvadoran woman in Houston called 911 to report domestic violence, and police then called ICE. Women with pending T and U visas—protections specifically designed for crime victims—have been deported while their applications await a decision. The administration has also proposed a $208 million cut, nearly 30 percent, to the Office on Violence Against Women. Advocates say the chilling effect is keeping victims trapped in dangerous situations rather than risk contact with law enforcement.
Video Contradicts ICE Agent’s Account of Minneapolis Shooting, Leading to Dropped Charges and Officer Suspensions
Surveillance footage obtained by the New York Times shows the January encounter unfolded nothing like the agents described—and authorities had the video within hours.
The New York Times reports that newly released surveillance footage from a city-owned security camera contradicts ICE agents’ initial claims that a Venezuelan man and others attacked a federal immigration officer before the officer opened fire in North Minneapolis on January 14. The video shows agents chasing the man to his residence, where a second Venezuelan man was shot during the confrontation. Federal authorities dropped all charges against both immigrants in February and opened a criminal investigation into whether the two officers lied under oath. Both agents have been suspended. The city released the footage after the Times reported that authorities had access to the video within hours of the shooting—raising questions about why it took weeks for the government’s case to collapse.
ICE Arrested More Than 800 People After Tips from Airport Security, Repurposing a Counterterrorism Program
TSA shared records on more than 31,000 travelers with ICE—data collected under a program designed to screen for terrorism, not immigration violations.
Reuters reports that ICE arrested more than 800 people following tips from federal airport security officials between the start of Trump’s presidency and February 2026, according to internal ICE data. The leads came from the Transportation Security Administration, which supplied ICE with records on more than 31,000 travelers. The data was collected through TSA’s Secure Flight Program, established in 2007 as a counterterrorism tool—not to find immigration offenders. The agencies historically shared information related to national security threats, but began focusing on routine immigration arrests last year as part of the mass deportation effort. In documented cases, ICE detained a college student traveling from Boston to Texas for Thanksgiving and arrested a mother at San Francisco International Airport.
‘She Got Ripped Away From Me’: ICE Detains Newlywed Wife of Army Soldier at Louisiana Military Base
Annie Ramos, 22, was brought to the U.S. as a toddler, has no criminal record, and was days from registering as a military spouse when agents led her away in shackles.
CBS News reports that ICE agents arrested Annie Ramos, 22, at Fort Polk, Louisiana, just days after she married Army Staff Sergeant Matthew Blank, 23. Ramos, an undocumented Honduran immigrant brought to the U.S. as a toddler in 2005, was on the base with relatives to register as a military spouse when she was detained. She has no criminal record, works as a Sunday school teacher, and is months away from completing a biochemistry degree. Her family missed an immigration hearing in 2005, and a judge issued a removal order; she applied for DACA in 2020, but her application has remained in limbo. She was led away in shackles and taken to a private ICE processing center in Basile, Louisiana, where she awaits deportation proceedings.
ICE Arrests in the D.C. Region Hit Nearly 20,000—and 60% Had No Criminal Record
A Washington Post analysis shows enforcement in the capital region has surged fivefold compared to Biden’s last year, with many arrests happening at scheduled check-ins.
The Washington Post reports that ICE made nearly 20,000 arrests in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia between January 20, 2025, and March 10, 2026—compared to roughly 3,800 in the last full year of the Biden administration. Of those approximately 19,500 arrests, about 11,600—60 percent—involved people with no prior criminal record. Many of the arrests took place at scheduled check-ins, when people were attempting to comply with immigration requirements. While arrests in D.C. proper have fallen since December, enforcement in Maryland and Virginia has remained steady, with local advocates and elected officials saying they see no sign of a slowdown.
Pennsylvania County Jails Are Earning Millions Detaining Immigrants for ICE
Five county jails charged more than $21 million in detention fees in 2024 and 2025—agreements that require the backing of elected officials and are drawing growing pushback from residents.
The Times Leader, citing an investigation by Spotlight PA, reports that five Pennsylvania county jails—in Clinton, Erie, Franklin, Pike, and Cambria Counties—have agreements with federal immigration agencies to hold detained immigrants, sometimes for months, in exchange for significant fees. The four counties with available records collectively charged more than $21 million in 2024 and 2025. Local officials say the revenue supports jail operations and county general funds. But at a time when ICE faces scrutiny for aggressive and sometimes deadly enforcement tactics, residents have begun pushing back: Erie County leaders voted in February to exclude ICE detainees from their agreement.
This is a defining national moment that demands coordinated action, and every voice matters. Please share this with your network and ask them to join this fight: ICE out, real accountability, no additional DHS money.
