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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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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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Jan 21, 2026 The Trump administration launched Operation Catch of the Day targeting Somali communities in Maine Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
The operation concentrated federal enforcement on a specific immigrant community, raising concerns about discriminatory targeting and fear-based policing.
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- ICE targets Somali communities in Maine in new Trump administration crackdown — The Trump administration has initiated a targeted immigration crackdown in Maine, known as Operation Catch of the Day, focusing on Somali immigrants.
- ICE Enforcement Surge in Maine — ICE has increased enforcement activities in Maine under "Operation Catch of the Day," resulting in over 100 arrests within the first three days.
- ICE arrests 100 people in Maine immigration crackdown — The Department of Homeland Security announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have arrested over 100 individuals in Maine as part of an immigration crackdown.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 53 – 2026-01-17–2026-01-23
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Mar 25, 2025 Parties in multiple federal cases filed new motions, appeals, stays, and TRO requests across refugee, labor, arts, DOGE, and media disputes Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The day’s filings showed courts continuing to mediate conflicts over executive control of funding, labor, and immigration.
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- Case update — Widakuswara v. Kari Lake (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01015 — Plaintiffs renewed their request for an immediate TRO in response to statements by Defendant Lake indicating an intent to proceed with the dismantling of VOA.
- Cases consolidated — California Infrastructure and Economic Development v. Citibank and EPA (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00820 — This case was consolidated with Climate United Fund v.
- Motion denied — Abrego Garcia v. Noem (D. Md.) 8:25-cv-00951 — Judge Paula Xinis denied Plaintiffs' emergency motion for a TRO.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 10 – 2025-03-22–2025-03-28
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