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As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.

NEW: Federal prison workers are jumping ship & heading to ICE for better pay + bonuses. Already BOP lost >1400 people this year, reversing all of 2024’s staffing gains. It’s an unintended consequence of Trump’s push for mass deportations

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Brown said that ICE does not have good addresses for some of its targets, one person briefed on the plans recalled. Feds United would give recruited individuals a list of addresses based on things like utility bills, the person said. Feds United would split the people into teams to perform the surveillance, and after verifying the target lived at the address each person on the team would be paid $300, they added. This would go up to a maximum of $30,000, they said. “Do not talk to the neighbors,” the person said, recalling the plans. “This was strictly supposed to be observe and report,” referring to a tactic where they are not supposed to directly interact with anyone.

The former police and military will be paid $300 per address verified for ICE, up to a maximum of $30,000, a person briefed on the plan said www.404media.co/contractor-p...

“Feds United is seeking approximately 20 more retired experienced law enforcement officers or retired military personnel in the DC/Northern Virginia area to participate in a 90-day pilot project that is expected to kick off within the next few weeks,” he wrote. “The project will assess whether contractors can validate addresses associated with subjects of interest. Participants will work on surveillance teams and this is an OBSERVE and REPORT only task,” Brown wrote. Nearly two dozen people replied to that post, with many of them expressing interest in the work.

This starts with this post on LinkedIn. Jim Brown is the president of a contracting consultancy. He says he is looking for former law enforcement and military personnel for an upcoming project. Doesn't mention ICE, but people briefed told us that's the plan www.404media.co/contractor-p...

After 404 Media's months-long reporting and pressure from lawmakers, the data broker owned by the U.S.’s major airlines will now shut down a program in which it sold access to hundreds of millions of flight records to the government and let agencies track peoples’ movements without a warrant.

More coverage of the brave survivors that @chrclla.bsky.social & co-counsel are fighting for in court.

Our government promised to protect people like Carmen when they speak out against their abusers.

Instead, they’re being arrested, imprisoned, & deported.

Trump's new cap on refugee admissions is making devastating history with an unprecedented low of 7,500 people, prioritizing white Afrikaners for entry. “The United States has stood as a strong light of hope in the past,” said CVT's Alison Beckman. “Today, that light is being extinguished.”

U.S. Immigrant Detention Grows to Record Heights under Trump Administration The number of people in U.S. immigrant detention has grown sharply under President Donald Trump and will likely continue to rise in coming months. The rapid ramp-up has relied on an array of nontraditional facilities as well as private prisons, and h...

Private prison companies play a major role in US immigrant detention, holding 85% of all detainees as of earlier this year

These companies profit on multiple fronts & stand to gain more as detention expands

Our article breaks down what you need to know: https://bit.ly/47Mk9Tc

Trump remains underwater on immigration—his signature issue.

The mass family separation agenda is deeply unpopular (and just wait until Bovino ramps up his unhinged operations.)

And by a 3:1 margin, Americans want legal status for long-settled immigration contributors over mass deportation.

‘It’s like a nightmare.’ ICE now detains immigrants attending permanent resident appointments in Fresno - Fresnoland As ICE enforcement surges across the Central Valley, immigrants attending permanent residency appointments are being detained at Fresno’s USCIS office. As ICE enforcement surges across the Central Val...

‘It’s like a nightmare.’ ICE now detains immigrants attending permanent resident appointments in Fresno

"Mendoza said several families told her their relatives had also been detained during interviews the previous day. Many were long-term residents married to US citizens or military veterans, with

You Can't Refuse To Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognition App, DHS Document Says Photos captured by Mobile Fortify will be stored for 15 years, regardless of immigration or citizenship status, the document says.

New from 404 Media: you can't refuse to be scanned by ICE's new facial recognition app, according to internal DHS document I obtained. Photos captured by the app are stored for 15 years, including U.S. citizens. We've seen officers scanning faces w/ phones on streets

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#Halloween is officially here. Many of us will be enjoying parties, trick or treating and festive decorations! While you enjoy your pumpkins, whether you eat, carve, or paint them, keep the farm workers that picked them in mind! HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 🎃 👻 #WeFeedyou

Congrats to our client, Dominic* for becoming a legal permanent resident!

At just six years old, Dominic was selling tortillas and art he made on the streets of Honduras to survive. Abandoned by his parents and raised in an abusive home, he was forced to drop out of school in second grade.

This is immoral & these agencies should be shamed into taking the money they’re burning on extra patrols/cops & donating it to local area food banks.

Family will seek 'voluntary departure' for Everett boy detained by ICE The family of the 13-year-old Everett boy detained by ICE earlier this month is pursuing the legal option to return him to their home country of Brazil.

A sad update to the story of the 13-year-old Massachusetts boy who was abducted by ICE: He is choosing to self-deport to Brazil because even if he were to win his asylum case, his lawyer says it's possible he could still remain incarcerated.

Trump plans to install Border Patrol officials to lead a more aggressive migrant crackdown The White House has approved a list of ICE leaders to be replaced by Border Patrol officials in coming days amid disappointment with arrest numbers.

NBC has a story on this as well already, and they've got an indicative quote as to how things will go:

"'The mentality is CBP does what they’re told, and the administration thinks ICE isn’t getting the job done,;' one of the DHS officials said. 'So CBP will do it." www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

Thinking of Jamaica tonight. Hold strong.

Oct. 27, 1994: U.S. Prison Population Exceeds One Million The U.S. Justice Department announced that the prison population topped one million for the first time in U.S. history.

#tdih 1994 U.S. DOJ announced prison population topped 1 million for 1st time in U.S. history. Now, US has 4.2% of global pop w/20%+ of world’s prison pop.

Make people in prison & system of mass incarceration visible in curriculum. @prisonpolicy.org ⬇️ 🧵
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My thoughts are with the people of Jamaica today.

Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_ BREAKING: Per four senior DHS & Trump admin sources, a mass removal of ICE leadership around the country is underway, with up to 12 ICE field office chiefs being removed & reassigned in an effort to increase deportation numbers. I'm told the move is spearheaded by Corey Lewandowski, and a handful of the ICE Chiefs will likely be replaced by Border Patrol & CBP officials, some of whom will be hand-picked by aggressive & controversial Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino. I'm told some of the ICE leadership removed from their positions include the ICE Field Office Directors in: - Los Angeles - Phoenix - Philadelphia - Denver - El Paso - San Diego - Seattle/Portland - New Orleans Border Patrol officials taking over ICE leadership positions would be extremely significant, as Border Patrol and ICE do different things, and I've done numerous ride-alongs/embeds with both.

Generally speaking, ICE typically conducts very targeted operations, largely going after criminal illegal aliens or those with deportation orders, but almost always knowing who they are targeting for arrest, often conducting surveillance to learn their schedules before and waiting hours before arresting them if needed. Border Patrol, under Trump 2.0, while sometimes doing their own targeted operations, has been extremely aggressive and has been at the forefront of some of the most controversial immigration enforcement operations we've seen so far, carrying out roving patrols in Los Angeles, Chicago, etc, often at Home Depot, car washes, flea markets etc, leading to a handful of federal judges around the country issuing injunctions against them. A majority of the viral videos you see online are Border Patrol agents, including the use of a Trojan horse style Penske moving truck at a Los Angeles Home Depot, an operation organized by Bovino. ICE often gets blamed for what Border Patrol does, as the media and activists often cannot tell the difference between federal agents, and everyone is called "ICE". I'm told there are growing concerns about the political and PR fallout associated with some of the roving patrols Border Patrol is conducting as lawsuits continue to stack up and mid-terms approach next year.

I'm told there is significant friction within different wings of DHS and the administration, with Border Czar Tom Homan & ICE Director Todd Lyons preferring to prioritize targeting criminal aliens & the "worst of the worst" or those with deportation orders, while DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, and BP Commander Bovino prefer to use aggressive tactics to arrest anyone in the US illegally, including but not limited to criminals, to ramp up deportation numbers and achieve President Trump's promises of mass deportations. I am hearing from both sides of this friction. One senior DHS official tells me: "ICE started with the worst of the worst, knowing every target they are hitting, but since Border Patrol started in LA in June, we've (DHS) lost our focus, going too hard, too fast, with limited prioritization. It's getting numbers, but at what cost?". Border Patrol agents I've talked to defend their tactics, with one telling me: "What did everyone think mass deportations meant? Only the worst? Tom Homan has said it himself, anyone in the US illegally is on the table."

It's quite a situation, as both sides of this are on the same team, with the same end goals, but different perspectives on how to get there. Another DHS official confirmed the personnel changes to me on deep background, adding that the moves are based on performance and doing what is needed to achieve the best results. Official statement to @FoxNews via @TriciaOhio : "While we have no personnel changes to announce at this time, the Trump Administration remains laser focused on delivering results and removing violent criminal illegal aliens from this country." 7:57 PM · Oct 27, 2025 · 29.6K Views

🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.

Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.

"Now they’re fighting cancer and the United States government."

Learn more about the government’s policy of voluntary departure to push immigrants out of the U.S. by reading the full @nytimes.com by @jazmineulloa.bsky.social
here: bit.ly/nytselfdepor...

Think Immigration: Protect Due Process for Immigrants who Cannot Represent Themselves in Court: It Just Makes Cents AILA Member Michael Vastine describes the Administration's efforts to de-fund the National Qualified Representative Program - providing legal counsel to detained immigrants who cannot competently repr...

NEW: AILA member Michael Vastine describes the Administration's efforts to defund the National Qualified Representative Program, which provides legal counsel to detained immigrants who cannot competently represent themselves. https://bit.ly/43kAV9u

🚨ICE detained Afghan student from @bardcollege.bsky.social right after he was found to have a strong asylum claim.
Ali & his family fled Taliban threats for defending human rights. They're now safe in NY—but he’s behind bars.

Join us in demanding that DHS #FreeAli NOW: bit.ly/FreeAliFaqirzada

She Self-Deported. Now She and Other Crime Survivors Are Suing ICE.

Four months ago, Yessenia Ruano put her home in Wisconsin up for rent, packed a few bags and left for her native El Salvador. Now, she is among immigrant women who say ICE is wrongfully detaining and deporting domestic violence or human trafficking victims. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...

The immigrant survivors @chrclla.bsky.social & co-counsel are fighting for in this case are people who belong in America - they have children who were born in the U.S., they educated and cared for our children & labored to improve their communities, & they risked their lives to come here.

ICWC v. Noem

✊ What Our Lawsuit Demands

✔️ Restore full protections & benefits for Immigrant Survivors
✔️ Respect the laws passed by Congress
✔️ Honor the rights of survivors before making any changes that would further harm them

Follow along with our efforts here:

📜 The Law Is Clear

Congress created visas to offer safety, stability, and dignity to survivors.

🛡️ The government must honor those promises — not roll them back.

⚖️ Constitutional and federal law guarantee protections that should not be weakened by policy changes or racist immigration enforcement

❗ What's Happening

✅ Survivors are doing what the law asks:

📢 Identifying their abusers
🤝 Supporting investigative process

❌ But in return, Trump is denying them legally mandated benefits - including protection from deportation, the right to work, & other privileges.

🛑 Immigrant Survivors Deserve Real Protection — Not Broken Promises

Congress created laws to protect immigrant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, & human trafficking, & to make us all safer.

But today, those protections are being ignored & dismantled by the Trump Administration.