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In the news · 6 Oct

ICE's Citizen Detentions

ProPublica counted 506 US citizens detained by immigration agents, including 70-plus children and teens.

The argument

Necessary enforcement errors or a crackdown that ignores citizenship?

FactOct. 6, 2026
Oct. 6, 2026 · Trivia

ProPublica ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠counted 506 US citizens detained by federal immigration agents from January 2025 to September 2026, including more than 70 children and teens. About a dozen citizens were deported, mostly children.

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FactOct. 6, 2026
Oct. 6, 2026 · Trivia

Dozens ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠of immigrants held at the Folkston ICE Processing Center in Georgia began a hunger strike, demanding release, protection from deportation and reunification with loved ones; some have been jailed since October 2023.

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Oct. 6, 2026 · One-liner

A ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠zip tie on a citizen teenager is the one piece of government equipment that never asks for ID.

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FleetingOct. 6, 2026
Oct. 6, 2026 · One-liner

Marimar ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠Martinez went from domestic terrorist to plaintiff in a year, the usual distance between a press release and the video.

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Oct. 6, 2026 · One-liner

Gina ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠Ortiz Jones is finding that a mayor can zone a laundromat but not a federal jail.

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FleetingOct. 6, 2026
Oct. 6, 2026 · One-liner

A ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠640,000-square-foot warehouse in San Antonio is about to become a fulfillment center where the orders are people.

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Oct. 6, 2026 · One-liner

A ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠hunger strike at Folkston turns the spoiled food on the tray into the protest itself.

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Oct. 6, 2026 · One-liner

Due ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠process is the phone call 36 detained Americans waited at least a day to make.

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