Is the Biden Administration Ending Federal Use of Private Prisons? The president's executive order fulfills a campaign promise -- partially.
Did ICE’s Twitter Account Disappear? While the agency's interim director is still on the platform, the agency's account no longer exists.
Are Uniformed Private Contractors Patrolling Portland and Snatching Protesters? Escalating tensions and questions about individuals in military uniforms led to a Facebook rumor that Blackwater private contractors were in Portland, Oregon.
Are ICE Detention Centers ‘Gassing Immigrants’ with a Chemical Disinfectant? Amid ongoing unrest in late May and early June 2020, reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was "gassing immigrants" were less visible to many social media users.
Has ICE Refused Even Donated Flu Shot Vaccines for Detainees? Viral tweets claimed that border agencies turned away flu shot donations — even as new details emerged about a teenaged detainee's flu-related death earlier in the year.
Did Bernie Sanders Say ‘Abolish ICE’ While Elizabeth Warren Said ‘We Need ICE’? Memes purportedly contrasted the positions of two presidential candidates on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
Is it Now Illegal to Say ‘Illegal’ in New York City? A number of increasingly hysterical posts on social media claimed that New York City had either criminalized or outright banned calling people "illegal," a rumor that spread like wildfire.
Did ICE Get Caught Shopping for ‘Urban Warfare’ Training Facilities? A Newsweek story about the agency's push for "hyper-realistic" mockups was only the latest story on the issue.
Has ICE Refused to Deport Undocumented White Immigrants? Deportations involving immigrants from Ireland have increased during the Trump administration.
Were Protesters of American Immigration Policies Hit by a Truck and Injured in Rhode Island? News articles and Facebook posts indicated an employee at an ICE facility injured several people when he deliberately drove through a crowd of protesters.
