In this news brief, Miranda unpacks the escalating actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the second Trump administration. Once guided by discretion and humanitarian priorities, ICE has shifted toward aggressive mass enforcement, raids, violence, and expedited removals that blur the line between border security and human rights violations. With record-breaking federal funding and the National Guard’s new role in immigration enforcement, critics warn of a system increasingly driven by fear and optics. This story is ongoing and time will tell how far the country and this administration will allow ICE to go.

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