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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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Dec 31, 2025 ICE announced a $100 million recruitment campaign for new agents Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The campaign aimed to rapidly expand deportation capacity, deepening the federal government's coercive reach in immigration enforcement.
Independently corroborated by3 independent news desks
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
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- ICE plans $100m media blitz for recruitment — The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced a $100 million, yearlong media campaign aimed at recruiting new agents.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 50 – 2025-12-27–2026-01-02
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Dec 27, 2025 Federal agents deployed in military fatigues in major cities Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The use of heavily armed federal personnel in civilian spaces signaled a more coercive federal posture toward protest and local unrest.
Independently corroborated by3 independent news desks
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
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- Federal agents in military fatigues deployed in major cities — Federal agents in military fatigues, carrying assault rifles, have been deployed in major cities across the United States.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 50 – 2025-12-27–2026-01-02
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Oct 4, 2025 President Trump authorized the deployment of Illinois National Guard troops to Chicago Corroborated Power and Authority
The order expanded federal use of military force in a domestic setting over local objections, testing limits on presidential coercive power.
Independently corroborated by5 independent news desks
BBC · ABC7 Chicago · NBC News · PBS · CNN
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
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- Trump Authorizes Deployment of Illinois National Guard to Chicago — President Trump authorized the deployment of 300 Illinois National Guard troops to Chicago, a move criticized by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker as unnecessary and a "manufactured performance." The deployment is part of
- Trump authorizes deployment of Illinois National Guard to Chicago — President Donald Trump authorized the deployment of 300 members of the Illinois National Guard to Chicago.
- Trump authorizes national guard deployment to Chicago — President Donald Trump authorized the deployment of 300 national guard troops to Chicago to protect federal officers and assets.
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks
Week 38 – 2025-10-04–2025-10-10
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Aug 16, 2025 President Trump and allied governors deployed National Guard troops and federal agents to Washington, D.C., and moved to take control of local policing Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The deployment concentrated federal coercive power in a local jurisdiction and blurred lines between civilian policing, military force, and executive command.
Independently corroborated by3 independent news desks
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
The Guardian · Zeteo · The Guardian · MeidasTouch · The Guardian · BBC
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- Trump deploys National Guard and federal agents to Washington DC — President Donald Trump has deployed 800 National Guard troops and hundreds of federal agents, including those from the FBI, DEA, and border patrol, to Washington DC, citing an "out of control" crime wave.
- National Guard Troops Sent to DC at Trump's Request — Republican governors from West Virginia, South Carolina, and Ohio announced they would send approximately 700 National Guard troops to Washington, DC, at President Trump's request.
- Trump Administration's Attempted Takeover of Washington DC Police — President Trump attempted to take over the Washington DC police department, invoking a legal provision in the Home Rule Act of 1973.
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Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 31 – 2025-08-16–2025-08-22
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Jul 12, 2025 President Trump authorized ICE agents to use whatever means necessary for self-protection and ordered arrests of protesters who impeded raids Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The directive expanded coercive federal power in immigration operations and increased the risk of force against protest activity.
Independently corroborated by2 independent news desks
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
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- Trump authorizes ICE agents to use 'whatever means' necessary for self-protection — President Donald Trump has authorized Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to protect themselves using "whatever means" necessary following clashes with protesters during immigration raids in California.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 26 – 2025-07-12–2025-07-18
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Jul 6, 2025 President Trump deployed California's National Guard over state objections to respond to Los Angeles protests Corroborated Power and Authority
Federalizing state forces against local wishes expanded presidential coercive power over protest and state autonomy.
Independently corroborated by3 independent news desks
BBC · CalMatters · PBS
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
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- Trump deploys California's national guard against state opposition — President Trump took control of California's national guard and deployed it to quell mostly peaceful protests over immigration raids in Los Angeles, despite opposition from state governor Gavin Newsom and other state
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks
Week 25 – 2025-07-05–2025-07-11
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Jun 21, 2025 President Trump deployed National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles to support federal immigration operations amid protests Corroborated Power and Authority
Using military forces in a domestic protest and immigration setting blurred civil-military lines and expanded coercive federal power over local unrest.
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
Supporting reports
- Trump orders deployment of military to Los Angeles — President Trump ordered the deployment of approximately 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles following a series of immigration sweeps that began on June 6.
- Deployment of marines and national guard against protesters in Los Angeles — President Trump deployed marines and national guard troops against protesters in Los Angeles as part of a broader crackdown on dissent.
- Trump Deploys Troops to Los Angeles Amid Protests — President Donald Trump has deployed thousands of National Guard troops and U.S.
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Traits
Chaos is used as a strategy to fragment focus and disable accountabilityDissent is reframed as disorder, treason, or terrorismEmergency powers are normalized and permanentPolice and military are aligned with elite preservation, not public defenseProtest rights are abridged through zoning, permits, or security claims
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks
Week 23 – 2025-06-21–2025-06-27
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Jun 14, 2025 President Trump held a military parade in Washington Corroborated Power and Authority
The parade used military display in a civilian political setting, reinforcing personalist symbolism and the public projection of executive power.
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
The Guardian · Zeteo · CNN · CNN
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- Trump Holds Military Parade in Washington, D.C. — On Saturday, former President Donald Trump held a military parade in Washington, D.C., marking his 79th birthday.
- Trump Holds Military Parade in DC — President Trump held a military parade in Washington, D.C., reportedly costing $40 million.
- Trump’s military parade fails to attract significant attendance — A military parade organized in Washington, D.C.
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks
Week 22 – 2025-06-14–2025-06-20
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Jan 29, 2025 President Trump ordered preparation of a migrant detention facility at Guantánamo Bay Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The order expanded executive detention power by directing military and homeland security agencies to use Guantánamo for mass migrant confinement.
Independently corroborated by1 independent news desk
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
The Guardian · MeidasTouch · Zeteo · The Guardian · The Guardian · Politico
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- Trump orders opening of migrant detention center at Guantánamo Bay — President Donald Trump signed an executive order to prepare a detention facility at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to hold up to 30,000 immigrants deported from the United States.
- Trump announces migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay — Former President Trump announced an executive order to prepare a 30,000-person migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
- Trump signs order for migrant detention at Guantanamo Bay — President Trump signed an executive order directing the Pentagon and DHS to prepare a migrant detention facility at Guantanamo Bay for up to 30,000 people.
Attacks
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 2 – 2025-01-25–2025-01-31
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