Geographic Sweep: Northeast & Mid-Atlantic¶
ICE/CBP Violence, Deaths, and Operations¶
February 1-8, 2026¶
Sweep Date: 2026-02-08
Analyst: Oilcloth
Region: Northeast & Mid-Atlantic (12 states + DC)
Period: February 1-8, 2026
Methodology: WebSearch across multiple query patterns per state; cross-referenced with existing dossiers
INCIDENTS BY STATE¶
MAINE: Ongoing effects of "Operation Catch of the Day" + Detention conditions¶
Date: February 1-8, 2026 (aftermath of Jan 20-29 operation)
Priority: 3
Type: operations / detention-conditions / legal
Victim(s): 200+ detained during January operation; identities largely unknown
Location: Portland, Lewiston, and statewide; detainees transferred to Burlington MA, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Kentucky, Texas
Details: While the surge operation formally ended Jan 29, its effects dominated the Feb 1-8 period. Over 200 people were arrested during "Operation Catch of the Day" (Jan 20-29). A third had no criminal records. Families are scrambling to locate loved ones transferred to facilities across the country. ICE violated multiple judicial no-transfer orders. One detainee, Erik Orellana-Mejia, was moved from Maine to Massachusetts to Rhode Island to Louisiana to Missouri. A deaf Nicaraguan man was accused of lying when he tried to communicate via sign language and was denied an interpreter.
Source(s):
- https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/02/05/effects-linger-fear-remains-one-week-after-apparent-end-of-large-scale-ice-operation-in-maine/
- https://www.mainepublic.org/immigration/2026-02-03/what-we-know-about-the-mainers-arrested-during-the-january-ice-surge
- https://www.centralmaine.com/2026/02/07/ice-detainees-from-maine-being-held-under-inhumane-conditions-at-mass-facility-attorneys-say/
- https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/02/metro/ice-transfers-maine-residents-arrested-out-of-state/
- https://www.pressherald.com/2026/02/05/families-lawyers-work-to-locate-maine-immigrants-moved-out-of-state/
Confidence: HIGH
Status: KNOWN (continuing from January)
MAINE: ICE demands sheriff's employment records after criticism¶
Date: February 3, 2026
Priority: 3
Type: legal / retaliation
Victim(s): Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce
Location: Cumberland County, Maine
Details: ICE demanded employment records from Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce after he publicly criticized ICE's tactics during the Maine operation. Joyce had called out ICE after agents arrested a Cumberland County corrections officer. ICE subsequently pulled all 50 detainees from the Cumberland County Jail, apparently in retaliation. This represents potential intimidation of local law enforcement officials who speak out.
Source(s):
- https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/02/03/mainefocus/mainefocus-police-courts/ice-demanded-maine-sheriffs-employment-records/
Confidence: HIGH
Status: NEW
MAINE: State Police called immigration authorities ~60 times in 2025¶
Date: February 6, 2026 (reporting date)
Priority: 3
Type: legal / policy
Victim(s): N/A
Location: Statewide
Details: Maine State Police notified ICE agents about arrests approximately 60 times in 2025. This data illuminates the pipeline between state law enforcement and federal immigration enforcement.
Source(s):
- https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/02/06/state/state-police-courts/maine-state-police-immigration-enforcement-calls/
Confidence: HIGH
Status: NEW
NEW HAMPSHIRE: ICE detention facility plans confirmed for Merrimack¶
Date: February 3, 2026
Priority: 3
Type: facility / legal
Victim(s): N/A (potential future capacity: 1,500 detainees)
Location: Robert Milligan Parkway, Merrimack, NH
Details: Documents obtained by the ACLU of New Hampshire via public records request confirm the federal government plans to purchase and convert a 43-acre warehouse into an ICE facility in Merrimack. ICE wrote to the NH Division of Historical Resources on Jan 9 stating intent to "purchase, occupy and rehabilitate" the property. The facility is part of a national network of 23 warehouses to be converted into detention centers capable of holding up to 80,000 migrants. State officials, including the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, knew about the plans for weeks before the public was informed.
Source(s):
- https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/02/03/new-documents-confirm-federal-government-plans-to-put-an-ice-facility-in-merrimack/
- https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026-02-03/merrimack-warehouse-ice-immigrant-detention-center-50-robert-millyard-parkway-ayotte-dhs
Confidence: HIGH
Status: NEW (documents newly released)
NEW HAMPSHIRE: Student walkout protests in Nashua¶
Date: February 5, 2026
Priority: 3
Type: operations / community-impact
Victim(s): Immigrant community
Location: Nashua, NH
Details: Hundreds of Nashua high school students staged a walkout to protest aggressive federal immigration enforcement. Students said they feared for immigrant family members. NH has 13 agencies with 287(g) agreements -- the only New England state with formal local-federal immigration enforcement partnerships.
Source(s):
- https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026-02-05/immigration-nashua-students-fear-protest-walkout-ice
Confidence: HIGH
Status: NEW
NEW HAMPSHIRE: Public Health Service officers quitting over ICE detention conditions¶
Date: February 5, 2026
Priority: 3
Type: detention-conditions
Victim(s): Detainees in ICE facilities nationwide
Location: Nationwide, reported from NH
Details: Some US Public Health Service officers deployed to ICE detention centers have quit rather than continue serving in the facilities. Nearly 400 USPHS officers have done monthlong tours at ICE facilities. Life-threatening delays in care, chaotic screenings, and overcrowded/understaffed conditions have pushed medical professionals to resign.
Source(s):
- https://www.nhpr.org/2026-02-05/some-public-health-service-officers-quit-rather-than-serve-in-ice-detention-centers
Confidence: HIGH
Status: NEW
VERMONT: Steven Tendo, Ugandan asylum seeker, detained by ICE¶
Date: February 4, 2026
Priority: 3
Type: operations / detention
Victim(s): Steven Tendo, 41, Ugandan national, asylum seeker
Location: Detained in parking lot at workplace in Shelburne, VT; transported to Strafford County DOC, Dover, NH
Details: Steven Tendo, a Ugandan minister and nursing assistant at UVM Medical Center, was detained by ICE in the parking lot after his shift. Tendo fled Uganda in 2018 after being tortured by the government for encouraging youth voter registration. He has lived in Vermont since 2021. His asylum claim was denied, but attorneys filed a petition in November 2025 to prevent removal. ICE is denying him his Type 2 diabetes medication (Metformin). He was previously denied medical care during a 2+ year prior detention in Texas, developing cataracts as a result. All three members of Vermont's congressional delegation called the detention "horrifying."
Source(s):
- https://www.sevendaysvt.com/news/ice-detains-steven-tendo-ugandan-asylum-seeker/
- https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2026-02-06/lawyer-says-steven-tendo-detained-by-ice-is-being-denied-diabetes-meds
- https://vtdigger.org/2026/02/04/ugandan-asylum-seeker-steven-tendo-detained-by-ice/
- https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2026-02-04/vermonter-detained-another-released-immigration-crackdown
Confidence: HIGH
Status: NEW
VERMONT: Jails publish immigrant detainee data¶
Date: February 6, 2026
Priority: 3
Type: legal / transparency
Victim(s): N/A
Location: Statewide
Details: Vermont correctional facilities have held more than 900 detainees apprehended by federal immigration authorities since January 2025. At least 107 people have been apprehended in Vermont outside of border crossings since Jan 2025 -- a tenfold increase from 2024. Vermont Department of Corrections published new data on immigrant detainees.
Source(s):
- https://vtdigger.org/2026/02/06/vermont-jails-publish-immigrant-detainee-data/
Confidence: HIGH
Status: NEW
MASSACHUSETTS: Burlington ICE facility -- inhumane conditions for Maine detainees¶
Date: February 7, 2026 (reporting date)
Priority: 2
Type: detention-conditions
Victim(s): Detainees from Maine operation, including a deaf Nicaraguan man denied interpreter
Location: ICE Field Office, Burlington, MA
Details: Immigration attorneys describe "inhumane and egregious" conditions at the Burlington field office, which is designed for administrative processing (not detention) but has held people for 10+ days. Conditions include: no beds (people sleeping on concrete with mylar blankets), no privacy, limited food and water, no medical care, one exposed toilet for 40 men. A deaf Nicaraguan man was denied a sign language interpreter. Senator Markey visited in December and witnessed conditions firsthand; demanded answers by Feb 13. ICE denies all allegations.
Source(s):
- https://www.centralmaine.com/2026/02/07/ice-detainees-from-maine-being-held-under-inhumane-conditions-at-mass-facility-attorneys-say/
- https://www.sunjournal.com/2026/02/07/ice-detainees-from-maine-being-held-under-inhumane-conditions-at-mass-facility-attorneys-say/
- https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/markey-again-demands-answers-about-abysmal-conditions-of-ice-field-office-in-burlington-ma
Confidence: HIGH
Status: KNOWN (escalating; ongoing since mid-2025)
MASSACHUSETTS: ICE arrests continuing in courts¶
Date: Ongoing through February 2026
Priority: 3
Type: operations
Victim(s): At least 54 courthouse arrests in Boston in 2025, additional in 2026
Location: Boston-area courthouses
Details: ICE continues courthouse arrests in Massachusetts despite no formal 287(g) agreements. Over 9,000 people arrested by ICE in Massachusetts during the second Trump administration. Data shows at least 54 arrests at Boston municipal courthouses in 2025. At least one courthouse arrest in East Boston in early 2026.
Source(s):
- https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2026-01-13/data-offers-glimpse-into-ice-agents-presence-in-boston-district-courts
- https://miracoalition.org/news/one-year-in-massachusetts-is-not-immune-to-trumps-immigration-crackdown/
Confidence: HIGH
Status: KNOWN (ongoing pattern)
RHODE ISLAND: Providence police found to have violated city laws during ICE raid¶
Date: Report released in this period (investigating July incident)
Priority: 3
Type: legal
Victim(s): Immigrants detained in July 2025 raid
Location: Providence, RI
Details: Providence External Review Authority (PERA) found that Providence Police violated city ordinances during a July ICE raid by: setting up perimeters, moving crowds, gathering intelligence, directing ICE agents tactically, and failing to activate body cameras. PERA ordered police to establish clear guidelines within 10 days.
Source(s):
- https://www.golocalprov.com/news/new-providence-police-violated-laws-in-ice-raid-including-lack-of-body-came
Confidence: HIGH
Status: NEW (findings released in review period)
RHODE ISLAND: State legislation and ICE-free zones¶
Date: February 2, 2026
Priority: 3
Type: legal
Victim(s): N/A
Location: Providence / statewide
Details: Senate Majority Leader Ciccone announced legislation requiring ICE to comply with constitutional protections during enforcement. Providence Mayor Smiley had signed executive order on Jan 20 barring ICE from using city property for staging operations. Hundreds of students walked out of K-12 schools in anti-ICE protest.
Source(s):
- https://rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/02/02/senate-majority-leader-ciccone-prepares-legislation-to-lay-down-the-law-on-ice-tactics/
- https://rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/20/smiley-establishes-ice-free-zones-in-providence/
- https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2026/02/hundreds-of-rhode-island-students-walk-out-of-k-12-schools-in-protest-of-ice
Confidence: HIGH
Status: NEW
CONNECTICUT: Federal vehicle strikes protester, pepper spray deployed at Hartford vigil¶
Date: January 8, 2026 (but falls within broader tracking; investigation ongoing in Feb)
Priority: 2
Type: vehicle-assault / chemical-weapons
Victim(s): At least 1 protester struck by vehicle; ~12 people pepper sprayed
Location: Abraham A. Ribicoff Federal Building, Hartford, CT
Details: During a vigil for Renee Good, two federal vehicles (gray sedan and white van, both unmarked) drove through a crowd of ~200 protesters outside a federal building. One person was knocked down by the van. A masked federal agent deployed pepper spray against nearly a dozen protesters. Video shows the sedan gradually advancing into a line of protesters, then the van following behind. Hartford Police opened a hit-and-run investigation. The person struck declined medical treatment. Mayor Arulampalam called it "the direct result of the lawlessness cultivated by the Trump administration."
Source(s):
- https://ctmirror.org/2026/01/08/hartford-renee-good-vigil-protest-ice/
- https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/01/12/connecticut-ice-car-hit-protest-investigation-renee-good
- https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2026-01-08/after-minneapolis-ice-shooting-ct-immigrant-rights-supporters-to-rally-in-ct
- https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2026-01-09/video-vehicles-drive-through-anti-ice-demonstration-in-hartford
Confidence: HIGH
Status: KNOWN (incident Jan 8; investigation ongoing into February)
CONNECTICUT: ICE arrest inside New Haven courthouse¶
Date: January 20, 2026
Priority: 3
Type: operations / legal
Victim(s): Unnamed individual
Location: Elm Street courthouse, New Haven, CT
Details: ICE agents entered a New Haven courthouse and arrested a person inside at 8:54 a.m. The arrest may violate Connecticut's 2025 state law barring ICE from making warrantless courthouse arrests. ICE did not notify court officials beforehand. Connecticut's Trust Act limits cooperation between state/local law enforcement and ICE.
Source(s):
- https://www.ctpublic.org/news/investigative/2026-01-20/ice-arrests-person-inside-new-haven-courthouse
- https://ctmirror.org/2026/01/20/ice-arrests-new-haven-court/
Confidence: HIGH
Status: KNOWN
NEW YORK: Operation Salvo ongoing; DHS vs. Mayor Mamdani¶
Date: February 6, 2026
Priority: 3
Type: operations / legal
Victim(s): N/A (policy conflict)
Location: New York City
Details: DHS called on NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani to stop releasing people from custody, claiming NYC's failure to honor ICE detainers has resulted in the release of 6,947 "criminal illegal aliens" since Jan 20. Mamdani signed an executive order strengthening sanctuary protections on Feb 6, calling ICE a "rogue agency." This follows the Operation Salvo operation launched Jan 8 targeting Trinitarios gang members (54 arrests). ICE's national workforce expanded 120% -- from 10,000 to 22,000+ agents.
Source(s):
- https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/02/06/dhs-calls-mamdani-not-release-criminal-illegal-aliens-new-york-citys-custody
- https://www.amny.com/news/mamdanis-100-days-immigrant-protections-02062026/
- https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/01/09/secretary-noem-announces-success-operation-salvo-new-york-city-following-shooting
Confidence: HIGH
Status: KNOWN (ongoing)
NEW YORK: Community blocks ICE raid on street vendors¶
Date: Early February 2026 (approximate)
Priority: 3
Type: operations / community-resistance
Victim(s): West African street vendors (unnamed)
Location: New York City
Details: New Yorkers blocked a federal immigration raid targeting street vendors from West Africa before it began. ICE has conducted ongoing raids in heavily immigrant neighborhoods including Jackson Heights (Queens), Corona, Bensonhurst, Sunset Park, Bushwick (Brooklyn), and Washington Heights (Manhattan). There are ~23,000 street vendors in NYC, 96% immigrants. Many have stopped working due to fear.
Source(s):
- https://time.com/7337578/ice-raid-new-york-mamdani/
- https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/26/ice-arrests-streets-sidewalks-detention-immigrants/
Confidence: MEDIUM
Status: NEW
NEW JERSEY: ICE arrests at Hoboken/Jersey City light rail station¶
Date: February 1, 2026
Priority: 3
Type: operations / raid
Victim(s): At least 10 arrested across Hudson County; specific identities emerging
Location: 9th Street/Jackson Street Light Rail Station, Hoboken/Jersey City border; also New Brunswick
Details: ICE agents arrested multiple people at the NJ Transit light rail station on the Hoboken-Jersey City border on Feb 1. Video shows an ICE agent telling a bystander "I don't need a warrant, bro." A man on a bicycle attempted to flee before being apprehended and placed in an unmarked van. Three arrested were Hoboken business employees on their way to work. Four more arrested in New Brunswick (from Honduras, Ecuador, Mexico). DHS confirmed 10 total arrests on Saturday. Jersey City Mayor said individuals were detained "at random on their way to work." 200 people attended an emergency community meeting in Hoboken. Governor Sherrill announced a state portal for recording ICE raids.
Source(s):
- https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/ice-arrests-hoboken-jersey-city-new-jersey/
- https://abc7ny.com/post/ice-officer-says-he-doesnt-need-warrant-arresting-people-jersey-city-hoboken-light-rail-station/18529613/
- https://nj1015.com/nj-cities-ice-operations/
- https://gothamist.com/news/ice-agents-seen-making-arrests-near-jersey-cityhoboken-border-officials-and-witnesses-say
Confidence: HIGH
Status: NEW
NEW JERSEY: Delaney Hall detainees send "Our Cry" letter¶
Date: February 5, 2026
Priority: 3
Type: detention-conditions
Victim(s): 25 detainees at Delaney Hall, Newark; letter authored by Leonardo Villalba (Ecuadorian)
Location: Delaney Hall, Newark, NJ
Details: 25 detainees at the Newark immigration detention center wrote a 5-page letter titled "Our Cry" describing feeling "kidnapped" without justification. Some signatories report being arrested at scheduled immigration appointments, court hearings, and immigration offices. Some are voluntarily self-deporting because judges are denying their cases despite having legal basis to remain. The letter was translated from Spanish to English by activists.
Source(s):
- https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/letter-nj-migrant-detainees-says-they-feel-kidnapped-without-justification
Confidence: HIGH
Status: NEW
PENNSYLVANIA: Parady La death -- ACLU files FOIA (Philadelphia)¶
Date: Death: January 9, 2026; ACLU FOIA filed February 5-6, 2026
Priority: 1
Type: death (custody death)
Victim(s): Parady La, 46, Cambodian national (US permanent resident since age 3)
Location: Federal Detention Center, Philadelphia, PA
Details: Parady La died 3 days after ICE arrested him outside his Upper Darby home on Jan 6. ICE said he was receiving "treatment for severe drug withdrawal." He was found unresponsive in his cell and pronounced dead of brain and organ failure. Family questions why he was given Narcan (for overdoses) when he was experiencing withdrawal. His family arrived in the US in 1981 fleeing the Khmer Rouge. On Feb 5-6, the ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a FOIA request for records about his arrest, medical treatment, and video footage. Family has retained attorneys for potential wrongful death lawsuit.
Source(s):
- https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/philadelphia/news/parady-la-ice-philadelphia-narcan/
- https://whyy.org/articles/parady-la-death-ice-custody-information/
- https://www.delcotimes.com/2026/02/06/aclu-other-groups-join-in-seeking-answers-in-ice-custody-death-of-upper-darby-man/
Confidence: HIGH
Status: KNOWN (death in January; legal action in February is NEW)
Note: Existing dossier at osint/dossiers/2026-02-05_parady-la/
PENNSYLVANIA: Jose Flores arrested in Oakmont in front of child¶
Date: January 29, 2026 (community response Feb 1-8)
Priority: 3
Type: operations / family-separation
Victim(s): Jose Flores, 47, Nicaraguan national (asylum applicant with valid work authorization)
Location: Oakmont, PA (suburb of Pittsburgh)
Details: ICE agents detained Flores outside his home as he left for work at Oakmont Bakery. His 8-year-old daughter witnessed the arrest. Agents did not show a warrant. Flores has no criminal record, has a valid 5-year work authorization, REAL ID, and Social Security number. Family is from Nicaragua, arrived 2022, legally permitted to work while awaiting asylum. Congressman Deluzio demanded answers from ICE. Oakmont Borough Council introduced resolution banning police from partnering with ICE. Oakmont Bakery publicly urged his release. Community raised $65,000+ for legal defense. Flores was subsequently released with electronic monitoring.
Source(s):
- https://www.wesa.fm/politics-government/2026-02-04/pennsylvania-oakmont-ice-immigration-jose-flores
- https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/02/03/oakmont-ban-ice-agreements-immigrant-detention
- https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-local/2026/02/03/oakmont-pennsylvania-police-ice-287-g-jose-flores-immigration/stories/202602030087
- https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/02/05/oakmont-bakery-ice-detained-flores
Confidence: HIGH
Status: KNOWN (arrest Jan 29; response continues Feb 1-8)
PENNSYLVANIA: ICE purchases $87M warehouse in Berks County for detention¶
Date: February 2, 2026 (deed recorded)
Priority: 3
Type: facility
Victim(s): N/A (potential capacity: 1,500 detainees)
Location: 3501 Mountain Road, Upper Bern Township, Berks County, PA
Details: DHS purchased a 527,000-sq-ft warehouse (Hamburg Logistics Center) for $87.4M to convert into a detention facility. Part of a plan to convert 23+ warehouses nationwide into detention centers, funded by $45B from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Property was never used; bought from PCCP which paid $57.5M in Sept 2024. Federal ownership makes the site tax-exempt, costing local entities ~$624K/year. Governor Shapiro opposes new PA detention facilities. ICE also purchased a 1.3M-sq-ft warehouse in Schuylkill County for $119.5M (capacity up to 7,500).
Source(s):
- https://www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/02/ice-warehouse-berks-county-purchase-federal-government
- https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/ice-warehouse-berks-county-immigration-detention-center-trump-20260203.html
- https://whyy.org/articles/berks-county-warehouse-ice-detention-center-trump/
Confidence: HIGH
Status: NEW
DELAWARE: Governor limits State Police cooperation with ICE¶
Date: February 2026
Priority: 3
Type: legal / policy
Victim(s): N/A
Location: Statewide
Details: Governor Matt Meyer asserted that Delaware State Police should not cooperate with ICE in most situations. ICE arrests have increased 115% in Delaware since Trump took office (average 1.6/day). ICE has subpoenaed payroll records from 15 Delaware businesses suspected of employing undocumented workers; Meyer condemned this as "federal overreach." Delaware banned 287(g) agreements. No mass raids or violence incidents found specific to Feb 1-8.
Source(s):
- https://spotlightdelaware.org/2025/05/02/ice-arrests-quietly-escalate-in-delaware/
- https://whyy.org/articles/ice-investigating-15-delaware-businesses/
Confidence: HIGH
Status: NEW (policy developments)
MARYLAND: Howard County revokes permit for ICE detention center¶
Date: February 2, 2026
Priority: 3
Type: facility / legal
Victim(s): N/A
Location: 6522 Meadowridge Road, Elkridge, Howard County, MD
Details: Howard County Executive Calvin Ball revoked a building permit for a privately-owned ICE detention center after discovering the facility's intended use. The permit, issued Aug 2025, included language about "detention facility, detainee processing, and secured waiting areas." The building is within one mile of multiple schools. County Council introduced emergency legislation (CB 16-2026) to prohibit private detention facilities. Hundreds attended community rally and Council meeting.
Source(s):
- https://wtop.com/howard-county/2026/02/howard-co-revokes-building-permit-introduces-legislation-to-block-proposed-ice-detention-center/
- https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/02/02/immigration-howard-detention-center-ice/
- https://newrepublic.com/post/206081/ice-loses-permit-planned-facility-local-pushback
Confidence: HIGH
Status: NEW
MARYLAND: DHS purchases $102M warehouse in Washington County¶
Date: Deed signed January 22, 2026 (reported late Jan/early Feb)
Priority: 3
Type: facility
Victim(s): N/A (potential capacity: 1,500 detainees)
Location: 16220 Wright Road, Williamsport, MD (near Hagerstown)
Details: DHS purchased an 825,000-sq-ft warehouse for $102M for a potential "ICE Baltimore Processing Facility." The letter to local historic commission detailed plans for holding/processing spaces, healthcare areas, recreation areas, tent installation, and guard shacks. Federal ownership may circumvent Maryland's Dignity Not Detention Act (2021). Washington County stated it cannot legally restrict federal government use of the property. ACLU of Maryland called it "reckless and unconscionable."
Source(s):
- https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/maryland/washington-county/102m-ice-warehouse-in-washington-county-purchase-sparks-outrage-among-citizens/
- https://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2026-01-27/dhs-buys-warehouse-in-maryland-to-possibly-hold-detained-immigrants
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/01/30/ice-warehouse-detention-dhs-immigration/
Confidence: HIGH
Status: NEW
MARYLAND: Baltimore ICE facility conditions -- leaked video¶
Date: Ongoing through February 2026
Priority: 2
Type: detention-conditions
Victim(s): Detainees held at George H. Fallon Federal Building, Baltimore
Location: George H. Fallon Federal Building, Baltimore, MD
Details: Leaked viral video showed dozens of men crammed into one room at the Baltimore ICE facility, many lying on the floor. A Congresswoman visited and found five holding rooms intended for short-term detention being used for multi-day confinement with dirty conditions, no privacy, and limited food/water access. ICE enforcement arrests nearly tripled in Maryland in 2025 -- over 3,200 arrests (184% increase from 2024). At least half had no criminal convictions.
Source(s):
- https://afro.com/baltimore-protest-ice-raids/
- https://marylandmatters.org/2026/01/11/more-than-3300-marylanders-were-detained-by-ice-in-2025-twice-the-number-of-preceding-years/
- https://www.wbaltv.com/article/marylanders-protesting-data-ice-arrests-nearly-tripled-2025/69980610
Confidence: HIGH
Status: KNOWN (ongoing)
MARYLAND: Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales -- US citizen detained 25 days¶
Date: Detained Dec 14, 2025; released Jan 2026; case ongoing Feb 2026
Priority: 2
Type: wrongful-detention / legal
Victim(s): Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales, 22, claims US citizenship (born in Maryland)
Location: Arrested in Baltimore; detained in MD, LA, TX, NJ
Details: Diaz Morales was pulled over by ICE leaving a Baltimore Taco Bell with her family. Her lawyers produced a Maryland birth certificate, hospital records, and immunization records proving citizenship. DHS disputes her citizenship, claiming she is "an illegal alien from Mexico." She was held 25 days across four states. A federal judge ruled she cannot be removed. She was released under "intensive supervision" with an ankle monitor. Lawyers say "no immigration court has jurisdiction over a US citizen." Next hearing July 2026.
Source(s):
- https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/maryland-ice-arrest-viral-tiktok-plea/
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/01/16/maryland-woman-ice-detained-25-days/
- https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/maryland-ice-detention-dulce-diaz-morales-released-citizenship/
Confidence: HIGH
Status: KNOWN (ongoing legal battle)
MARYLAND: State moves to ban local cooperation with ICE¶
Date: February 4, 2026
Priority: 3
Type: legal / policy
Victim(s): N/A
Location: Statewide
Details: Maryland is poised to bar local law enforcement from formally facilitating federal immigration arrests, joining several other states seeking to use local authority to curtail the Trump administration's enforcement effort.
Source(s):
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/02/04/maryland-ice-ban-287g/
Confidence: HIGH
Status: NEW
WASHINGTON DC: Congressional funding battle over ICE reforms¶
Date: February 6, 2026
Priority: 3
Type: legal / policy
Victim(s): N/A
Location: Washington, DC (Congressional)
Details: DHS funding negotiations stalled as Democrats demanded ICE reforms: unmasked operations, agent identification, judicial warrants for home entry, and protections for sensitive locations. House Judiciary Democrats (led by Rep. Raskin) sent letter Feb 3 demanding DHS rescind memo authorizing warrantless home raids. Cited case of ChongLy "Scott" Thao in St. Paul -- US citizen held at gunpoint in wrong-home raid while wearing only sandals and underwear in freezing temperatures.
Source(s):
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/06/what-democrats-want-from-ice/
- https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/-impossibility-negotiations-reform-ice-sputter-shutdown-looms-dhs-rcna257552
- https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/judiciary-democrats-demand-dhs-and-ice-rescind-memo-authorizing-warrantless-home-raids
Confidence: HIGH
Status: NEW
WASHINGTON DC: Federal judge blocks DHS restriction on Congressional oversight¶
Date: February 2, 2026
Priority: 3
Type: legal
Victim(s): N/A
Location: Washington, DC
Details: A federal judge blocked a DHS policy requiring lawmakers to give a week's notice before visiting ICE detention facilities. The lawsuit alleged the Trump administration blocked Congressional attempts to inspect detention centers.
Source(s):
- https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/federal-judge-grants-colorado-congressmen-motion-lawsuit-access-ice-facilities/
Confidence: HIGH
Status: NEW
WASHINGTON DC: ICE arrest levels remain elevated¶
Date: Data through January 30, 2026
Priority: 3
Type: operations
Victim(s): Immigrants in DC area
Location: Washington, DC
Details: DC was an early testing ground for ICE surge tactics (late August 2025). Daily arrests peaked at 41/day, dropped to ~7, then rose again. Nationally, arrests of people with no criminal record surged 2,450% in Trump's first year. ICE detention population reached 70,766 as of Jan 24 -- all-time high. DC remains uniquely vulnerable as a federal district without full state-level protections.
Source(s):
- https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/01/30/ice-arrests-deportations-dc-surge-trump
- https://www.factcheck.org/2026/01/as-ice-arrests-increased-a-higher-portion-had-no-u-s-criminal-record/
Confidence: HIGH
Status: KNOWN (ongoing pattern)
STATES WITH NO SPECIFIC INCIDENTS FOUND (Feb 1-8, 2026)¶
Delaware: No specific violence incidents, deaths, or raids documented in the Feb 1-8 period. ICE enforcement is escalating (115% increase) but operating through quieter, individual arrest patterns rather than mass operations. Governor Meyer is pushing back on cooperation.
Connecticut: No new incidents in the Feb 1-8 window specifically. The Hartford vehicle/pepper spray incident (Jan 8) has investigation continuing into February. ICE courthouse arrest in New Haven occurred Jan 20. Enforcement continuing at elevated levels (574+ arrests since Jan 2025).
SUMMARY¶
Total Incidents by Priority¶
| Priority | Count | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Priority 1 (Deaths) | 1 | Parady La (Philadelphia) -- death in January, ACLU FOIA filed Feb 5-6 |
| Priority 2 (Violence/Conditions) | 4 | Burlington MA detention conditions; Hartford vehicle strike + pepper spray; Baltimore detention conditions; Dulce Diaz Morales wrongful detention |
| Priority 3 (Operations/Legal) | 20 | Raids, facility purchases, legal actions, policy changes, community resistance |
| TOTAL | 25 |
States With No Incidents in Search Period¶
- Delaware -- No specific incidents Feb 1-8 (enforcement escalating but quiet)
Most Significant New Findings¶
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NEW JERSEY - Light Rail Arrests (Feb 1): ICE agents arresting people at transit stations, agent on video declaring "I don't need a warrant, bro." This is a direct threat to freedom of movement and transit safety in immigrant communities.
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VERMONT - Steven Tendo (Feb 4): Ugandan torture survivor/asylum seeker detained at workplace, transferred to NH, denied diabetes medication. Congressional delegation "horrified." Mirrors pattern of medical neglect in custody.
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PENNSYLVANIA - Berks County Warehouse ($87M) and MARYLAND - Washington County Warehouse ($102M): Two massive warehouse purchases in the region for conversion to detention facilities (combined capacity: 3,000+). Part of nationwide plan for 23+ facilities to hold up to 80,000. This is infrastructure for mass detention at unprecedented scale.
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MARYLAND - Howard County Permit Revocation (Feb 2): First successful local government action to block a detention facility in this review period. Model for other communities.
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NEW JERSEY - "Our Cry" Letter (Feb 5): 25 detainees at Delaney Hall wrote documenting conditions and due process violations. Primary source from inside detention.
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MAINE - ICE retaliates against Sheriff (Feb 3): ICE demands employment records from sheriff who criticized their tactics. This is intimidation of local law enforcement oversight.
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NATIONAL CONTEXT - Detention Infrastructure Expansion: Within this region alone, ICE is purchasing/building facilities in Merrimack NH, Berks County PA, Schuylkill County PA, Elkridge MD (blocked), Washington County MD, and Burlington MA (repurposing). Combined potential capacity: 12,000+ beds in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic alone.
Key Patterns Observed¶
- Transit Targeting: ICE targeting public transit stations (NJ light rail) and people commuting to work
- Medical Neglect: Repeated pattern of denied medication in custody (Tendo in VT, Parady La in PA)
- Retaliation: ICE retaliating against local officials who criticize (Maine sheriff)
- Infrastructure Build-Out: Massive warehouse purchases across the region signal long-term detention expansion
- Warrantless Operations: Agents explicitly claiming they don't need warrants; DHS memo authorizing warrantless home raids
- Transfer as Punishment: Detainees moved thousands of miles from legal counsel and family
- Community Resistance: Municipalities revoking permits, passing legislation, establishing ICE-free zones
- Court Orders Ignored: ICE violating judicial no-transfer orders (Maine cases)
Sweep completed 2026-02-08. All sources are public. Confidence levels reflect source quality and corroboration.