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Filtering Category: Information, Memory and Manipulation × Attack target: Immigrants & Refugees × Trait: Surveillance of ordinary citizens increases; elite crimes remain opaque × Clear all ☆ Save this search
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Sep 15, 2026 DHS overstated non-citizen voter identifications in Nevada by over 85 times Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation

DHS claimed nearly 16,000 non-citizens on voter rolls but could verify only 185, demonstrating use of vastly inflated statistics to justify a politically charged investigation.

Independently corroborated by4 independent news desks
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  • DHS overstated non-citizen voter identifications in Nevada by more than 85 times initial count — The Department of Homeland Security initially claimed to have identified as many as 15,903 non-citizens on Nevada's voter rolls by comparing July 2025 public voter data against DHS records. However, when DHS began reviewing the data, they had only firmly identified 185 non-citizens, representing a discrepancy of over 15,700 individuals. The massive gap between the initial claim and verified findings raises questions about data reliability and the basis for the administration's voter fraud investigation.
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks Week 87 – 2026-09-12–2026-09-18 wk87_IM_012
Nov 4, 2025 ICE announced a call center using tracking technology to locate unaccompanied migrant children Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation

A new 24-hour surveillance infrastructure targeting vulnerable minors raises due process, privacy, and child-welfare concerns.

Independently corroborated by3 independent news desks
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  • ICE announces plan for migrant children tracking call center — ICE posted a notice on a government contracting site outlining its plans to establish a "National Call Center" in Nashville to track unaccompanied migrant children for potential removal, with officials claiming there is an "immediate need" to open the call center, which they expect to receive and process "6,000 to 7,000 calls per day."
  • ICE announces plan to open call center in Nashville to track unaccompanied migrant children using data-enabled technology — US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released a Request for Information (RFI) notice announcing plans to establish a 24-hour call center in Nashville, Tennessee, equipped with "data-enabled technology" to help law enforcement locate unaccompanied migrant children. The facility is expected to handle 6,000–7,000 calls daily and open by March 2026, reaching full capacity by June. ICE solicited contractor proposals for systems to integrate partner and alien data to maximize efficiency. The announcement comes amid escalating immigration enforcement under the Trump administration.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record Week 42 – 2025-11-01–2025-11-07 wk42_IM_031
Aug 28, 2025 FBI accessed a private encrypted group chat of immigration court-watch activists and labeled them extremists Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation

Surveillance of lawful civic observers of public court proceedings and mischaracterizing them as violent extremists chilled protected civic monitoring.

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  • FBI accessed private Signal group chat of immigration court-watch activists — The FBI gained access to encrypted Signal conversations of New York immigration activists organizing "courtwatch" efforts to monitor public federal immigration court proceedings. An August 2025 joint FBI-NYPD report quoted from the private chat and characterized court watchers as "anarchist violent extremist actors," despite the courtwatch activities being non-violent legal observation of public hearings. The report was distributed to law enforcement agencies nationwide. The method of access to the encrypted platform remains unclear.
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks Week 32 – 2025-08-23–2025-08-29 wk32_IM_017
Jun 24, 2025 DHS posted a World War II-style propaganda poster urging citizens to report undocumented immigrants Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation

Government-sponsored propaganda encouraging mass denunciation of a targeted population mirrors authoritarian surveillance tactics and degrades civic trust.

Independently corroborated by3 independent news desks
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  • DHS posts propaganda poster encouraging citizens to report undocumented immigrants — The Department of Homeland Security posted an image on X (formerly Twitter) modeled after World War II propaganda posters, depicting Uncle Sam and urging citizens to "Help your country locate and arrest illegal aliens" with a DHS phone number. The poster weaponizes propaganda and encourages mass surveillance and denunciation.
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks Week 23 – 2025-06-21–2025-06-27 wk23_IM_020
Jun 21, 2025 Todd Lyons and DHS cited unverified statistics claiming a 413-500% increase in assaults on ICE officers to justify masked, unidentified agents Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation

Using unsubstantiated data to justify expanded enforcement tactics conflates threats with actual violence and misleads the public about enforcement necessity.

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  • ICE Director Claims Increased Assaults Against Officers — Todd Lyons, acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, justified the use of plainclothes, unidentified agents by citing a 413% increase in assaults against ICE officers. Philip Bump of the Washington Post investigated the claim and found ICE conflated "threatening to assault" with actual assault, avoided disclosing absolute numbers, and refused to provide evidence. Bump concluded ICE's representations should not be taken at face value. The Department of Homeland Security subsequently posted on social media claiming a 500% increase in assaults.
  • Department of Homeland Security Attributes ICE Officer Assaults to Democratic Opposition — After Philip Bump's Washington Post article questioned ICE's assault statistics, the Department of Homeland Security posted on social media claiming a 500% increase in assaults and stating: "Make no mistake, sanctuary politicians are contributing to the surge in assaults of our ICE officers through their repeated vilification and demonization of ICE." The statement blamed Democratic legislators for violence against ICE officers.
  • ICE Director Lyons defended masked agents and claimed doxxing threat — ICE Director Todd Lyons was asked on Newsmax about calls from Democrats for ICE agents to stop wearing masks. Lyons stated that ICE agents did not have to wear masks before or after January 20, that he personally does not want officers wearing masks because it is hot and dangerous, but that ICE agents are being doxxed at a horrible rate. The bulletin notes that there have not been any incidents of anyone going to the homes of ICE agents and threatening them or their families.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record Week 23 – 2025-06-21–2025-06-27 wk23_IM_001
Jun 13, 2025 The Trump administration transferred Medicaid enrollee data to the Department of Homeland Security Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation

Sharing sensitive benefit records for immigration enforcement blurred welfare administration and surveillance, threatening privacy and trust in public systems.

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  • Trump Administration Transfers Medicaid Data to DHS — The Trump administration transferred personal data, including immigration status, of millions of Medicaid enrollees to the Department of Homeland Security. This data sharing facilitates ICE's mass deportation efforts and raises privacy concerns.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record Week 21 – 2025-06-07–2025-06-13 wk21_IM_022
Apr 22, 2025 DOGE consolidated personal data from immigration, tax, Social Security, and voting sources into a master database Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation

Merging sensitive data across agencies without required privacy notifications creates infrastructure for surveillance beyond its stated immigration-enforcement purpose.

Independently corroborated by1 independent news desk
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  • DOGE building master database consolidating immigration, tax, Social Security, and voting data — On April 18, Wired reported that DOGE is constructing a master database consolidating information from U.S. Customs and Immigration Services, the Internal Revenue Service, the Social Security Administration, and voting data from Pennsylvania and Florida. The consolidation appears designed to identify and pressure undocumented immigrants, but the effects extend beyond that population. On April 15, Representative Gerald Connolly requested inspectors general investigate attempts to exfiltrate data and cover up activities. On April 17, Connolly made a similar request regarding the Social Security Administration.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record Week 14 – 2025-04-19–2025-04-25 wk14_IM_015