# ice detention (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover ice detention. Page: Feed: --- ## [ICE Wants Local Cops to Buy Insurance Against Torturing Immigrants](https://www.liars-ledger.com/p/ice-wants-local-cops-to-buy-insurance) _2026-08-21 · Andrea Thompson · Liars' Ledger_ The agency hopes to help financially protect officers from civil lawsuits as well as help cover legal fees when facing criminal investigations and charges. ## [NewsNation: Report kept from residents now revealed, shows toxic levels in East Palestine](https://whistleblower.org/in-the-news/newsnation-report-kept-from-residents-now-revealed-shows-toxic-levels-in-east-palestine/) _2026-08-21 · Mary Allain · Government Accountability Project_ Shortly after the 2023 train derailment and burning of vinyl chloride in East Palestine, Ohio, renowned exposure-warnings expert and industrial hygienist Stephen Petty came to test the soil and water for residents. The post NewsNation: Report kept from residents now revealed, shows toxic levels in East Palestine appeared first on Government Accountability Project . ## [Ex-Border Patrol Agent Jailed For Facilitating Bribes With Emojis](https://www.liars-ledger.com/p/ex-border-patrol-agent-jailed-for) _2026-08-21 · Andrea Thompson · Liars' Ledger_ "He facilitated the exact crime that Customs and Border Protection officers are supposed to prevent." ## [The Pattern Continues: Staunch DeSantis Ally Arrested On Child Sex Abuse Charges](https://www.liars-ledger.com/p/the-pattern-continues-staunch-desantis) _2026-08-20 · Andrea Thompson · Liars' Ledger_ The staunch DeSantis ally was arrested on a total of five felony charges related to the sexual abuse and battery of a male relative under the age of 12. ## [The Feds Are Now Violating Court Orders To Spy On Churches In Trump's America](https://www.liars-ledger.com/p/the-feds-are-now-violating-court) _2026-08-20 · Andrea Thompson · Liars' Ledger_ Trump's federal government has made it perfectly clear that they couldn’t care less what a court order says. ## [NPR: Here’s how the system to report problems in ICE detention has failed immigrants](https://whistleblower.org/in-the-news/npr-heres-how-the-system-to-report-problems-in-ice-detention-has-failed-immigrants/) _2026-08-20 · Mary Allain · Government Accountability Project_ One of the last remaining checks on Immigration and Customs Enforcement and private-prison contractors running immigration detention centers has all but collapsed, leaving thousands of people trapped in a system with nearly non-existent oversight. The post NPR: Here’s how the system to report problems in ICE detention has failed immigrants appeared first on Government Accountability Project . ## [In Case You Needed Another Reason To Hate Dave Ramsey's Guts...](https://www.liars-ledger.com/p/in-case-you-needed-another-reason) _2026-08-19 · Andrea Thompson · Liars' Ledger_ Just when you start to think this guy couldn't possibly get any worse... ## [Trump Admin Invents Foreign Threat To Link The Left To Terrorism](https://www.liars-ledger.com/p/trump-admin-invents-foreign-threat) _2026-08-19 · Andrea Thompson · Liars' Ledger_ By harnessing this fake threat of terrorism, the Trump Administration opens avenues to use counterterrorism tools, including surveillance and de-banking. ## [Government Accountability Project Represents Former DOJ Civil Rights Attorneys Who Are Blowing the Whistle on Irregularities in University Title VI Investigations](https://whistleblower.org/press/former-doj-attorneys-blow-the-whistle-on-university-title-vi-investigations/) _2026-08-18 · Mary Allain · Government Accountability Project_ Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin sent a letter to Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division, demanding records and testimony concerning alleged political interference, which may have improperly influenced Title VI investigations involving major universities. The post Government Accountability Project… ## [ABC News: DOJ investigations into alleged antisemitism at Ivy League universities had predetermined conclusions: Whistleblower](https://whistleblower.org/in-the-news/abc-news-doj-investigations-into-alleged-antisemitism-at-ivy-league-universities-had-predetermined-conclusions-whistleblower/) _2026-08-18 · Mary Allain · Government Accountability Project_ Investigations at three universities raised concerns for a former DOJ lawyer. The post ABC News: DOJ investigations into alleged antisemitism at Ivy League universities had predetermined conclusions: Whistleblower appeared first on Government Accountability Project . ## [Install Manifest V3 Extension (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ZNBlstgIPIly) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Get this Manifest V3 extension from the official TronBrowser Store listing. ## [New York Times: Trump Officials Ignored Their Own University Investigators, Lawyer Says](https://whistleblower.org/in-the-news/new-york-times-trump-officials-ignored-their-own-university-investigators-lawyer-says/) _2026-08-18 · Mary Allain · Government Accountability Project_ A former Justice Department lawyer says Trump administration leaders ignored findings that elite schools, including Brown and Columbia, hadn’t broken the law as they pressed them into deals. The post New York Times: Trump Officials Ignored Their Own University Investigators, Lawyer Says appeared first on Government Accountability Project . ## [Reuters: Trump administration antisemitism probes into universities lacked evidence, ex-DOJ attorney says](https://whistleblower.org/in-the-news/reuters-trump-administration-antisemitism-probes-into-universities-lacked-evidence-ex-doj-attorney-says/) _2026-08-18 · Mary Allain · Government Accountability Project_ A former Department of Justice attorney has said the Trump administration's probes of ​U.S. universities over accusations of antisemitism lacked evidence and had predetermined outcomes. The post Reuters: Trump administration antisemitism probes into universities lacked evidence, ex-DOJ attorney says appeared first on Government Accountability Project . ## [Inside Higher Ed: Whistleblowers: DOJ, HHS Antisemitism Investigations Were Predetermined](https://whistleblower.org/in-the-news/inside-higher-ed-whistleblowers-doj-hhs-antisemitism-investigations-were-predetermined/) _2026-08-18 · Mary Allain · Government Accountability Project_ Whistleblowers say the Justice and Health and Human Services Departments’ antisemitism investigations at Brown, Columbia and Harvard Universities last year were politically motivated probes that were predetermined and legally spurious. The post Inside Higher Ed: Whistleblowers: DOJ, HHS Antisemitism Investigations Were Predetermined appeared first on Government Accountability Project . ## [Washington Post: Politics drove antisemitism probes against Ivy League schools, DOJ whistleblower says](https://whistleblower.org/in-the-news/washington-post-politics-drove-antisemitism-probes-against-ivy-league-schools-doj-whistleblower-says/) _2026-08-18 · Mary Allain · Government Accountability Project_ A former Justice Department attorney casts doubt on claims of systemic antisemitism at Brown, Harvard and Columbia. The post Washington Post: Politics drove antisemitism probes against Ivy League schools, DOJ whistleblower says appeared first on Government Accountability Project . ## [CBS News: Former DOJ lawyer alleges Trump administration abused investigative process to target Harvard, Brown and Columbia](https://whistleblower.org/in-the-news/cbs-news-former-doj-lawyer-alleges-trump-administration-abused-investigative-process-to-target-harvard-brown-and-columbia/) _2026-08-18 · Mary Allain · Government Accountability Project_ The Trump administration pressured its career civil rights attorneys to investigate allegations of antisemitism at the university campuses of Harvard, Columbia and Brown even though there was no factual or legal basis to do so, according to a former Justice Department attorney. The post CBS News: Former DOJ lawyer alleges Trump administration abused investigative process to target Harvard, Brown… ## [The Hill: Whistleblowers accuse Trump administration of ‘predetermined’ outcomes in Ivy League antisemitism investigations](https://whistleblower.org/in-the-news/the-hill-whistleblowers-accuse-trump-administration-of-predetermined-outcomes-in-ivy-league-antisemitism-investigations/) _2026-08-18 · Mary Allain · Government Accountability Project_ A new whistleblower complaint accuses the Justice Department (DOJ) of having “predetermined” outcomes when it launched antisemitism investigations into Ivy League schools, writing that in some cases, investigators had failed to find any violations of law when the Trump administration demanded settlements. The post The Hill: Whistleblowers accuse Trump administration of ‘predetermined’ outcomes in… ## [ICE So Desperate To Conceal Polling Place Plans They're Disobeying Court Orders](https://www.liars-ledger.com/p/ice-so-desperate-to-conceal-polling) _2026-08-18 · Andrea Thompson · Liars' Ledger_ ICE turned over a trove of already public, useless documents in "compliance" with a court order demanding documentation of their plans to stake out polling places across the US. ## [Federal Courts Ruled Against Trump In Nearly 17,000 Out Of More Than 19,000 Federal ICE Detention Cases](https://www.liars-ledger.com/p/federal-courts-ruled-against-trump) _2026-08-18 · Andrea Thompson · Liars' Ledger_ The Trump Administration has lost nearly all of the ICE detention cases that have landed before the federal courts. ## [MS Now: Whistleblower says probes into antisemitism at colleges were ploys to harass and strip millions](https://whistleblower.org/in-the-news/probes-into-antisemitism-at-colleges-were-ploys-to-harass-and-strip-millions/) _2026-08-18 · Sydney.Johnson · Government Accountability Project_ "The disclosure, by Haley Van Erem, a veteran Justice Department civil rights attorney, involves investigations into whether Harvard, Brown and Columbia universities broke the law by allowing antisemitism to flourish on their campuses." The post MS Now: Whistleblower says probes into antisemitism at colleges were ploys to harass and strip millions appeared first on Government Accountability… ## [CBP Formally Hires Contractors to Collect Fines From People It Has Deported](https://www.projectsaltbox.com/p/cbp-formally-hires-contractors-to) _2026-08-17 · Michael Wriston · Project Salt Box_ The $36 million effort, spread across four companies, relies on firms already working to locate immigrants for the government's deportation surge. ## [Non-custodial Crypto Payments & Escrow (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/vkInSlpAMzUq) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto with trustless escrow, instant confirmations, and no KYC ## [Trump's War Creates Horrifying Crisis Among Sailors Who Remain Trapped On Aircraft Carrier](https://www.liars-ledger.com/p/trumps-war-creates-horrifying-crisis) _2026-08-17 · Andrea Thompson · Liars' Ledger_ Sailors are suffering mental health breakdowns as the USS Abraham Lincoln enters its 9th month of deployment. ## [Every New ICE Detention Center Tells a Bigger Story](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/every-new-ice-detention-center-tells) _2026-08-17 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ A new 1,600-bed private ICE detention facility is set to open in Minnesota. Dilley and Delaney Hall show us why we should care about what happens inside. ## [Multi-Millionaire Dynasty Family Donated THOUSANDS To Ken Paxton; They Just So Happen To Be In The Epstein Files](https://www.liars-ledger.com/p/multi-millionaire-dynasty-family) _2026-08-17 · Andrea Thompson · Liars' Ledger_ One family member was the subject of a disturbing anonymous tip to the FBI while the dynasty family's aviation company was in intense talks to purchase "Lolita Express." ## [The Saturday Stack](https://www.liars-ledger.com/p/the-saturday-stack) _2026-08-15 · Karoli Kuns · Liars' Ledger_ Grab a cup of coffee and settle in for some great Saturday reads ## [Belonging Notes: Here's what you might have missed this week](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/belonging-notes-heres-what-you-might) _2026-08-15 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ A weekly collection of essays, social posts, reader reflections, and what comes next. ## [Kevin Hassett's Economy Looks Great — Minus the Losses](https://www.liars-ledger.com/p/kevin-hassett-doesnt-count-the-jobs) _2026-08-14 · John Amato · Liars' Ledger_ How the White House's top economist spins a bad jobs report into a "win" — and why networks keep letting him. ## [Buried Files Expose How Trump-Russia Compromise Probe Was Quietly Derailed](https://www.liars-ledger.com/p/trove-of-files-reveal-derailed-probe) _2026-08-14 · Andrea Thompson · Liars' Ledger_ FBI agents had credible reason to believe that the President of the United States was personally compromised by a foreign adversary. ## [Follow the Money - July 2026: ICE Spends Year-High $2.5 Billion, Driven by Detention Expansion](https://www.projectsaltbox.com/p/follow-the-money-july-2026-ice-spends) _2026-08-14 · Em Knepp · Project Salt Box_ Project Salt Box's monthly report on DHS procurement activities ## [ICE Wants New Immigrant Detention Built in a Year, Half Its Own Deadline](https://www.projectsaltbox.com/p/ice-wants-new-immigrant-detention) _2026-08-13 · Michael Wriston · Project Salt Box_ On a construction program that could reach $10 billion, the agency told bidders that promising to build faster — and being held to it — would strengthen their bids. ## [Welcome To Trump's America: Where ICE Agents Will Bring You To Heel With Electrified Gloves](https://www.liars-ledger.com/p/welcome-to-trumps-america-where-ice) _2026-08-13 · Andrea Thompson · Liars' Ledger_ The Trump Administration is making "cruel and unusual" their new goalpost. ## [Sync Bookmarks Everywhere (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/o6H5R5I7R3re) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync keeps folders and toolbar intact across Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. ## [Last Night, Minnesota Chose a Different Kind of Belonging](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/last-night-minnesota-chose-a-different) _2026-08-12 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ Peggy Flanagan said we should stand with immigrant communities even when it isn’t politically convenient. Last night, Minnesota voters chose her. ## [CBP's $9 million plan to collect fines from deported people has no way for them to pay](https://www.projectsaltbox.com/p/cbps-9-million-plan-to-collect-fines) _2026-08-11 · Michael Wriston · Project Salt Box_ The agency told bidders it has identified no way for deported people without a U.S. bank account to pay, and pushed the problem onto the companies competing for the work. ## [Most Immigrants Aren’t Asking for Special Treatment](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/most-immigrants-arent-asking-for) _2026-08-10 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ They’re asking for the same things most people want: safety, stability, opportunity, care, and the chance to build a life. ## [Washington County ICE Jail Could Wipe $22.3 Million Off Local Home Values](https://blog.hagerstownrapidresponse.com/p/washington-county-ice-jail-could-wipe-22-3-million-dollars-off-local-home-values) _2026-08-10 · Hagerstown Rapid Response · Hagerstown Rapid Response_ Washington County's commissioners gave the proposed ICE jail their “full support.” A peer-reviewed study suggests local homeowners may be the ones left paying for it. ## [Belonging Notes: What We Talked About This Week](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/belonging-notes-what-we-talked-about) _2026-08-08 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ A weekly collection of essays, social posts, reader reflections, and what comes next. ## [Being Welcomed Is Not the Same as Belonging](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/being-welcomed-is-not-the-same-as) _2026-08-07 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ A welcome can open the door. Belonging lets us walk through it without leaving our language, culture, or identity behind. ## [The Ballot Is More Than a Right. It Is a Place to Belong.](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/the-ballot-is-more-than-a-right-it) _2026-08-05 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ I came to America at five, became eligible for citizenship at eighteen, and did not begin voting until my twenties. Here is why I joined 1000 Miles to Memphis. ## [U.S. Border Patrol wants a contractor to track down deported people abroad and collect their immigration fines](https://www.projectsaltbox.com/p/us-border-patrol-wants-a-contractor) _2026-08-04 · Michael Wriston · Project Salt Box_ The agency gave bidders three business days to compete for a first-of-its-kind contract to collect fines from people it has deported to Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala. ## [ICE Isn’t Just Tracking Immigrants. It’s Marking Them.](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/ice-isnt-just-tracking-immigrants) _2026-08-03 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ How electronic surveillance turns immigration enforcement into public stigma—and creates profit from the people being watched. ## [ICE Is Expanding Inside a Hyattsville, Maryland Building Where Immigrant Families Go for Help](https://blog.hagerstownrapidresponse.com/p/ice-is-expanding-inside-a-hyattsville) _2026-07-31 · Hagerstown Rapid Response · Hagerstown Rapid Response_ Prince George’s County approved ICE’s expansion at Metro 1, home to social services, a food pantry, college classrooms and free English classes. DHS won’t say what the new space is for. ## [Welcome to Beauty of Belonging](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/welcome-to-beauty-of-belonging) _2026-07-29 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ Immigrant stories deserve more room than politics, struggle, sacrifice, and success. ## [Like DHS, Washington County Wants Public Comment Without Giving Residents the Information They Need](https://blog.hagerstownrapidresponse.com/p/like-dhs-washington-county-wants-public-comment-without-giving-residents-the-information-they-need) _2026-07-20 · Hagerstown Rapid Response · Hagerstown Rapid Response_ After DHS asked residents to comment on an ICE detention center while withholding critical studies, the county commissioners now appear to be repeating the same failure. ## [Join Us Tuesday: Tell the Washington County Commissioners No to an ICE Detention Warehouse and Data Centers](https://blog.hagerstownrapidresponse.com/p/join-us-tuesday-tell-the-washington-county-commissioners-no-to-an-ice-detention-warehouse-and-data-centers) _2026-07-17 · Hagerstown Rapid Response · Hagerstown Rapid Response_ Three public hearings. Major questions about water, sewer, and infrastructure. Join us as we demand the same transparency for the proposed ICE detention center and future data centers. ## [Inside ICE's Plan to Stop Renting Detention Space and Start Building It](https://www.projectsaltbox.com/p/inside-ices-plan-to-stop-renting) _2026-07-17 · Em Knepp · Project Salt Box_ The solicitation, worth up to $10 billion, prices 208 cells across eight sites and lists 14 more places, from Honolulu to Guantánamo Bay, where work could later be ordered. ## [DHS Reverses Course on Roxbury, N.J., Warehouse, Telling Court It May Convert the Site to Detention After All](https://www.projectsaltbox.com/p/dhs-reverses-course-on-roxbury-nj) _2026-07-11 · Michael Wriston · Project Salt Box_ Eleven days after telling a federal judge it would sell the $129 million warehouse, the department says it is again considering retrofitting the building to hold up to 1,500 detainees. ## [ICE asks contractors for 5,500 detention beds in four regions, gives industry a week to respond](https://www.projectsaltbox.com/p/ice-asks-contractors-for-5500-detention) _2026-07-10 · Michael Wriston · Project Salt Box_ The rapid-turnaround requests arrive as current operating agreements near expiration and newly released inspection reports detail safety failures at targeted facilities. ## [After Ditching Navy Contract, ICE Moves to Bring Detention Construction In-House](https://www.projectsaltbox.com/p/after-ditching-navy-contract-ice) _2026-07-09 · Michael Wriston · Project Salt Box_ A pre-solicitation posted to SAM.gov outlines a new ICE construction contract for agency-owned detention camps, replacing the Navy-run vehicle used for rapid buildouts. ## [Follow the Money - June 2026: Warehouse Scheme Unravels While CBP Issues Historic Border Wall Award](https://www.projectsaltbox.com/p/follow-the-money-june-2026-warehouse) _2026-07-08 · Em Knepp · Project Salt Box_ Project Salt Box's monthly report on DHS procurement activities ## [We Are Continuing Our Public Comment Campaign Because DHS Never Gave the Public the Information It Asked Us to Comment On](https://blog.hagerstownrapidresponse.com/p/we-are-continuing-our-public-comment-campaign-because-dhs-never-gave-the-public-the-information-it-asked-us-to-comment-on) _2026-07-06 · Hagerstown Rapid Response · Hagerstown Rapid Response_ Over 4,300 people spoke out. We'll keep delivering public comments to DHS until it releases the environmental studies it relied on and provides a meaningful public review ## [Maryland Attorney General Demands Environmental Studies, New Public Comment Period, and Suggests DHS Sell Washington County ICE Warehouse](https://blog.hagerstownrapidresponse.com/p/maryland-attorney-general-demands-environmental-studies-new-public-comment-period-and-suggests-dhs-sell-washington-county-ice-warehouse) _2026-07-02 · Hagerstown Rapid Response · Hagerstown Rapid Response_ The announcement came just hours after Hagerstown Rapid Response and Washington County Indivisible concluded a public comment campaign that generated more than 4,300 comments.