DHS defends investigating agency critics and giving them warning notices
Federal agents tracked New York resident David Streever to his home and then to JFK Airport to confront him over a scathing email he sent ICE's former acting director; DHS now defends such investigations in court against Streever's First Amendment lawsuit.
Posted on Aug 17, 2026
| NPR
ICE's crackdown on immigrants is overwhelming the court system
A quiet reinterpretation of immigration law has triggered a wave of emergency habeas petitions, more than 18,000 filed in Trump's first year alone, more than the past three administrations combined, as ICE detains longtime U.S. residents.
Posted on Aug 17, 2026
| NPR (Here & Now)
How Trump's Unprecedented Effort to Prosecute Noncitizen Voters Fell Apart
Homeland Security Investigations reassigned agents off child-exploitation, drug- and human-trafficking cases to hunt for noncitizen voters; of the roughly 150 people referred for prosecution between January 2025 and May 2026, only 41 were charged.
Posted on Aug 14, 2026
| ProPublica
Third migrant dies at Delaney Hall
DHS confirms Guatemalan immigrant Jose Chajon-Raxon died after a July medical emergency at the Newark ICE facility, the third confirmed detainee death there in recent months, prompting renewed calls to close it.
Posted on Aug 13, 2026
| The Hill
Trump Busted Getting a Boost From Dead People
An investigation finds more than 12,000 manufactured public comments, including some attributed to deceased people, were submitted to boost support for a Department of Labor rule.
Posted on Aug 13, 2026
| Daily Beast
In Ohio, Haitians' American dream shatters as ICE prepares to deport them
In Springfield, Haitians who lost Temporary Protected Status are being summoned to ICE check-ins, fitted with ankle monitors, and pressured to accept $2,600 to self-deport, the plans first reported in July now playing out on the ground.
Posted on Aug 12, 2026
| The Guardian
Trump administration plans to give ICE officers electric-shock gloves
DHS plans to spend $10-20 million equipping ICE agents with "G.L.O.V.E." devices capable of delivering electric shocks, drawing criticism from the ACLU and congressional Democrats as an unnecessary and dangerous new tool.
Posted on Aug 12, 2026
| Al Jazeera
Trump Sued for Truth Social Scheme to Manipulate Markets
The Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation sue Trump over "Trump API," which sells Wall Street firms paid early access to his Truth Social posts for $60,000-$100,000 a month.
Posted on Aug 12, 2026
| The New Republic
Human rights groups sue Trump administration over International Criminal Court sanctions
Four rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch and the Center for Constitutional Rights, argue Trump's sanctions on ICC judges and prosecutors illegally obstruct their work seeking justice for war crimes and human rights abuses.
Posted on Aug 11, 2026
| The Washington Post
Judge again bars Trump administration from implementing order that sought to limit mail voting
A federal judge ruled once more against Trump's executive order attempting to build a federal voter list and insert the administration directly into state mail-voting rules ahead of the midterms.
Posted on Aug 11, 2026
| Washington Post