01/16/26 ICE Unleashed: Force, Surveillance, and Immunity

Videos from Minneapolis show federal immigration agents dragging a woman from her car as she screams that she’s disabled — the latest flashpoint in a much larger story. Today we examine ICE’s growing use of force, its expanding surveillance tools powered by Palantir and digital data, and a political climate increasingly defined by “absolute immunity,” ideological enforcement, and tolerance for extremism. From street-level encounters to courtrooms and data centers, we break down how immigration enforcement is being transformed — and what that means for civil rights, accountability, and the rule of law.