Experts have long warned that immigration dragnets will inevitably result not only in the erosion of rights for immigrants but also for citizens. Since the start of this Trump administration, we’ve watched those warnings come true.
So we have once again done what the government won’t: We have tallied and cataloged every case we can find of an immigration agent reportedly detaining a citizen during the current administration — more than 500 cases from Inauguration Day through Oct. 21, 2026.
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We compiled our list by scouring social media, court records and local media, and we included an incident only if we could find at least two sources for it. We asked the Department of Homeland Security about each incident, and we searched for any federal criminal charges that were brought in relation to each incident. (DHS has repeatedly said it is not arresting U.S. citizens.)
Since the government itself does not track these cases, our list is almost certainly an undercount. Below, we’re showing you every case we found — the reality that the administration denies — along with the receipts. Read more about how we reported this project.
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one, just one fucking citizens is inexcusable. Ice shouldn’t exist
Where are all the “Well they should have come in legally” people?
Again don’t focus on citizens, nobody should be detained for their place of birth ever.
You’re not wrong but the subtext here is that they can wrongfully detain citizens with impunity. If someone has overstayed their visa, or is working on a tourist visa, there’s a legal reason to detain them (even if you disagree with those laws).
This is more than that.
detention should be for violent crimes, or when someone is a risk, to others, or from fleeing the country.
neither applies to someone overstaying their visa, or working while on a tourist visa
(even if you disagree with those laws)
And it’s not just you go in a nice clean cell. You’re in with like 50 people eating rotting filth for food