Immigration News Today: Communities Fight Back Against ICE Warehouse Purchases

Julia Malleck

Feb 16, 2026

ICE Dallas office opening its newest detention facility in West Texas. Photo: Charles Reed, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Public Domain.

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Around the U.S.

Communities fight back against ICE warehouse purchases amid transparency concerns:

Members of the public and city council members are contesting the opening of new detention centers across the country — and succeeding. —The Marshall Project, Bloomberg Law

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Trump admin. ends TPS for Yemen in latest attack on humanitarian program:

Temporary protected status will end for nearly 1,400 Yemeni nationals despite an ongoing civil war in the country. —The Guardian, USCIS.gov

Judge dismisses deportation case for father of three U.S. Marines:

A video of masked agents violently arresting Narciso Barranco last June drew national attention and condemnation. —LA Times 

Two Rice University freshmen build online platform to track ICE:

Jack Vu and Abby Manuel built ‘ICE Map’ to log where enforcement activities are happening in real time. —The Nation

ICE jailed people illegally over 4,400 times since October, analysis of court records reveals:

Detained immigrants have also filed over 20,200 habeas suits seeking to be released since Trump reentered office. —Reuters

New York

NYS lawmakers discuss expanding bill that bans local law enforcement cooperation with ICE:

Advocates are pushing policymakers to remove the legislation’s 2029 expiration date. —City & State

Over 10,000 NYC nurses return to work after monthlong strike:

Nurses at Mount Sinai and Montefiore hospitals were back on shift this weekend while their peers at NewYork-Presbyterian continue to strike. —amNY

ICE purchases detention site in Hudson Valley, faces pushback:

Local lawmakers say they have no record of the sale and are prepared to challenge it in court. —Spectrum News, NBC4

Palestinian woman in ICE custody for a year says detention caused seizure:

Leqaa Kordia, detained after attending a protest in New York City, said she has suffered from poor sleep, inadequate nutrition and stress. —AP, CBS News

New Jersey launches online portal to report ICE:

The site is linked on the state’s Know Your Rights portal, and aims to explain immigrants’ rights in the face of ICE enforcement. —Courier Post, 💬@GovSherrillNJ 

Around the U.S.

Trump admin. ends TPS for Yemen in latest attack on humanitarian program:

Temporary protected status will end for nearly 1,400 Yemeni nationals despite an ongoing civil war in the country. —The Guardian, USCIS.gov

Judge dismisses deportation case for father of three U.S. Marines:

A video of masked agents violently arresting Narciso Barranco last June drew national attention and condemnation. —LA Times 

Two Rice University freshmen build online platform to track ICE:

Jack Vu and Abby Manuel built ‘ICE Map’ to log where enforcement activities are happening in real time. —The Nation

ICE jailed people illegally over 4,400 times since October, analysis of court records reveals:

Detained immigrants have also filed over 20,200 habeas suits seeking to be released since Trump reentered office. —Reuters

Communities fight back against ICE warehouse purchases amid transparency concerns:

Members of the public and city council members are contesting the opening of new detention centers across the country — and succeeding. —The Marshall Project, Bloomberg Law

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