Overview

• ICE said custodial transfers in cooperating jails can be handled by two officers, while community arrests in sanctuary areas typically require 8–10 agents and carry higher risks.
• Letters dated Sept. 10 and follow-ups on Sept. 18 warned California, New York and Illinois to comply with detainer requests or face Department of Justice action and potential funding consequences; New York and Illinois declined and California did not reply, according to the correspondence.
• A survey by Iniciativa Kino para la Frontera of 278 deported Mexicans in Nogales reported that 44.4% of those expelled from Arizona had lived in the U.S. for over a decade and 63% of arrests occurred in Arizona, with testimonies alleging medical neglect, overcrowding and prolonged restraints in detention.
• Recent cases highlight the human impact, including a DACA recipient in California who won bond despite the BIA’s May ruling in Matter of Q. Li limiting bond eligibility, and an Illinois resident with green card approval who self-deported after three months in custody.
• ICE’s capacity buildout continues, with officials touting more than 150,000 job applications, over 18,000 provisional offers and signing bonuses up to $50,000 as part of a nationwide recruitment drive.