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Feb 8, 2026 The Department of Homeland Security expanded immigrant detention capacity through new facilities and warehouse conversion plans Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The buildout sharply increased federal coercive capacity in immigration enforcement and deepened reliance on mass detention as a governing tool.
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- ICE Plans for New Detention Facilities Announced — The Department of Homeland Security has secured funding for new detention facilities, including a $87.4 million facility outside Philadelphia and a $37 million facility near San Antonio.
- Increase in Immigrant Detention Numbers Reported — Following the implementation of the new mass detention policy, the number of immigrants held in U.S.
- ICE Purchases Warehouses for Detention Camps — ICE has spent over half a billion dollars purchasing warehouses across the country to convert into detention camps.
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Traits
Citizenship is stratified by wealth, ideology, and heritageCivil service roles are politicized or privatizedPolice and military are aligned with elite preservation, not public defenseState power is outsourced to unaccountable private contractorsSurveillance of ordinary citizens increases; elite crimes remain opaque
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 56 – 2026-02-07–2026-02-13
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Sep 22, 2025 President Trump signed an executive order designating antifa as a domestic terrorist organization Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The order expanded executive power to frame a diffuse protest label as terrorism, increasing risks to speech, protest, and neutral law enforcement.
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- Trump signs order designating antifa as a ‘domestic terrorist organization’ — On September 21, 2025, Donald Trump signed an executive order designating antifa as a "domestic terrorist organization." This move revives a controversial pledge from his first presidency, following the killing of
- Executive Order Designating Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization — On September 22, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.
- Trump Signs Executive Order Designating "Antifa" as Terrorist Organization — President Trump signed an executive order designating "antifa" as a domestic terrorist organization, despite its lack of centralized structure.
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Chaos is used as a strategy to fragment focus and disable accountabilityDissent is reframed as disorder, treason, or terrorismDissenters are labeled unpatriotic, subversive, or corruptLaw is a weapon of the state, not a limit on its powerProtest rights are abridged through zoning, permits, or security claimsSurveillance of ordinary citizens increases; elite crimes remain opaque
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Week 36 – 2025-09-20–2025-09-26
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