Legal Framework

Universal Declaration of Human Rights — Article 9

Prohibits arbitrary arrest, detention, and exile. All deprivations of liberty must be grounded in law and free from arbitrariness.

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Phase II Mass Deportation: Expansion to Workplace Raids and 92,000-Bed Warehouse Detention System

The administration moved toward a second phase of mass deportation operations, shifting from criminal-focused enforcement to broad workplace raids, backed by a $170 billion budget, an expanding …

  • Pro-Trump immigration coalition publicly called for 'Phase II' — expanding from targeting criminals to workplace raids across the country.
  • The administration spent $895 million on 10 warehouses for mass detention, with seven additional purchases in progress.

Political Prisoners: Detention of Campus Activists for Pro-Palestinian Speech

At least five noncitizen activists and scholars were detained by ICE for pro-Palestinian campus activism or writings, with an estimated 300 student visas revoked. Internal documents confirmed the …

  • Internal DHS documents confirmed that in nearly all cases, arrests were recommended based on involvement in campus protests and public …
  • At least 300 international students had their US visas revoked over alleged pro-Palestinian campus activism.

Systematic Racial Profiling in Immigration Enforcement and Wrongful Detention of US Citizens

Latinos account for 90% of ICE arrests, 76% of raids target majority-Latino neighborhoods, the Supreme Court has authorized race-based immigration stops, and at least 170 US citizens have been …

  • Latinos accounted for 9 out of 10 ICE arrests in the first six months of 2025. ICE arrests nearly doubled during Trump's first 100 days and …
  • 76% of ICE raids in 2025 targeted majority-Latino neighborhoods. Agents have raided hardware store parking lots, car washes, and street …

Record Expansion of ICE Deportation Flights to 79 Countries

ICE Air conducted 2,253 deportation flights to 79 countries in one year -- a 46% increase over the Biden era -- including to 25 countries that had never received ICE flights. Domestic transfer flights …

  • 2,253 deportation flights to 79 countries from January 20, 2025 to January 20, 2026 -- a 46% increase in flights and 76% increase in …
  • Removal flights included 25 countries that had never previously received ICE deportation flights.