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Federal agents deploy tear gas as residents protest a federal agent-involved shooting during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 14, 2026. Madison Thorn/Anadolu via Getty Images

ICE immigration tactics are shocking more Americans as US‑Mexico border operations move north

Militarized immigration enforcement used to be confined to near the US-Mexico border, far away from most Americans’ front lawns.
California National Guard troops stand in front of a federal building in Los Angeles on June 10, 2025. AP Photo/Eric Thayer

Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to fight crime blurs the legal distinction between the police and the military

A former FBI agent-turned-scholar says using National Guard troops to reduce crime in cities such as Chicago and Baltimore would violate legal prohibitions against domestic military law enforcement.
New U.S. citizens receive congratulations and flags following a naturalization ceremony in Winter Park, Fla. Photo by Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Unpacking Florida’s immigration trends − demographers take a closer look at the legal and undocumented population

Florida has the third-largest population of immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally, but that population has been steadily shrinking since 2018.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis leads a tour of the new Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility for President Donald Trump and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Andrew Cabellero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Florida is fronting the $450M cost of Alligator Alcatraz – a legal scholar explains what we still don’t know about the detainees

Alligator Alcatraz represents a significant departure from past Florida policy regarding immigration.

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