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Federal agents arrested a convicted sex offender in Keizer, Oregon, only after obtaining a federal court order to force Marion County to comply with a subpoena, following years in which the state’s sanctuary policy blocked an earlier ICE detainer.

Bruce Blakeman and Gov. Kathy Hochul sparred over ICE enforcement and sanctuary policies in their only scheduled debate, trading dueling accounts tied to a Bronx shooting and Nassau County crimes involving illegal immigrants.

Gov. Kathy Hochul and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman clashed in a New York gubernatorial debate over an ICE shooting in the Bronx, sanctuary policy, and President Trump’s economic record.

A Romanian couple accused of stealing jewelry from elderly victims across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Maryland is now in ICE custody, with DHS citing the case to attack New York’s sanctuary policies.

House Republicans want to pass legislation this lame-duck session letting crime victims sue sanctuary jurisdictions, including Virginia, that release offenders after denying ICE detainers.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said ICE should halt all operations in New York City, citing a video of agents shooting at a moving vehicle and calling for the agency’s dissolution.

A 2018 video resurfacing online shows Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed calling for an end to local cooperation with ICE and for the country to “open our doors” to immigrants, as he now runs a more moderate-styled 2026 campaign.

The Supreme Court is weighing whether to take up a case that could determine when immigrants with criminal records must be granted bond hearings during lengthy deportation proceedings, after two prior test cases became moot.

Roy Cooper’s vetoes of bills requiring local police to cooperate with ICE, and cases of released illegal immigrants in Durham, Mecklenburg and Buncombe counties, are drawing scrutiny as his Senate race against Michael Whatley tightens.

DHS says assaults on ICE officers have jumped 1,649% since President Trump took office, with Secretary Markwayne Mullin blaming sanctuary politicians for fueling the violence.