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Search results for "ICE killed a 26-year-old in Maine"

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Social Media stated on January 07, 2026 in social media posts:
Viral photo shows the woman killed by an ICE agent Jan. 7 in Minneapolis.
By Maria Briceño• January 8, 2026
Commonwealth Together PAC stated on April 08, 2026 in an online ad:
“Moulton voted with Republicans to thank ICE for protecting our homeland. He thanked ICE as they were terrorizing our communities and killed citizens in broad daylight.”
By Amy Sherman• April 13, 2026
Social Media stated on January 11, 2026 in social media posts:
A document shows Minnesota shooting victim Renee Good had a record of child abuse.
By Loreben Tuquero• January 12, 2026
Donald Trump stated on February 04, 2020 in his 2020 State of the Union address:
“In sanctuary cities, local officials order police to release dangerous criminal aliens to prey upon the public instead of handing them over to ICE to be safely removed.”
By Bill McCarthy• February 5, 2020
Steve Adler stated on February 14, 2017 in an open letter to Austin residents:
"Local authorities in 43 states refused to honor more than 16,000 detainer requests from ICE from October 2013 to December 2015. Only in Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Vermont and Wyoming did local officials honor all requests, and detainers are relatively rare in those states."
By W. Gardner Selby• February 23, 2017
Bloggers stated on December 26, 2018 in a Facebook post:
Says that "18 children died while in custody of Border Patrol" during the Obama administration.  
By Samantha Putterman• January 2, 2019
TikTok posts stated on March 29, 2023 in a post:
Morgan Freeman called out Joe Biden for talking about “ice cream” before commenting on the Nashville, Tennessee, school shooting.
By Gabrielle Settles• April 3, 2023
Kamala Harris stated on February 24, 2019 in a podcast:
Says handing over arrested undocumented youth to ICE "was an unintended consequence" of a 2008 San Francisco policy that she supported.
By Chris Nichols• February 28, 2019
David Dewhurst stated on July 21, 2014 in a news story:
At "least a quarter of those apprehended" at the border "have criminal records."
By W. Gardner Selby• August 29, 2014
Donald Trump stated on October 05, 2025 in a statement to the media:
“Portland is burning to the ground.”
By Maria Briceño, Amy Sherman• October 7, 2025
Jennifer Horn stated on October 21, 2015 in a memo:
In 2008, Maggie Hassan voted against legislation to "prevent sanctuary cities in New Hampshire."
By Allie Morris• November 25, 2015
Harris Faulkner stated on July 06, 2015 in a broadcast of "Outnumbered" on Fox News:
"President Obama in November of last year wiped away (a program) that allows for shared fingerprinting for those who are behind bars so you know who is here legally and illegally."  
By Jon Greenberg• July 8, 2015
Lenar Whitney stated on June 25, 2014 in a YouTube video:
"Global warming is a hoax."
By Lauren Carroll• August 1, 2014
Donald Trump stated on June 30, 2018 in a tweet:
"I have watched ICE liberate towns from the grasp of MS-13."
By Miriam Valverde• July 9, 2018
Steven Koonin stated on October 26, 2021 in an Instagram video:
“Greenland's ice sheet isn't shrinking any more rapidly today than it was 80 years ago.”
By Jon Greenberg• November 3, 2021
Edward Flynn stated on August 20, 2014 in an interview:
In 2012, there were nearly 12.2 million arrests and only 410 "uses of deadly force" by police in the United States.
By Tom Kertscher• August 29, 2014
Viral image stated on December 31, 2018 in a post on Facebook:
"2,000 illegal aliens were arrested by ICE in 2017 for murders committed here in the United States!"
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 9, 2019
Lara Logan stated on February 19, 2021 in a TV segment:
"The reality" in Texas is that "you’re flying helicopters, using fossil fuels, to put oil on wind turbines to defrost them.”
By Bill McCarthy• February 24, 2021
Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Less than 500 people a year killed by all rifles combined” and “4,000 a year killed by illegals.”
By Tom Kertscher• March 30, 2021
Defending Main Street stated on October 12, 2018 in an ad:
Says Ohio congressional candidate Danny O’Connor "would make Columbus a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants."  
By Stephen Koff• October 19, 2018

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By Caleb McCullough, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• June 17, 2026

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By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 22, 2016

Fact-checking claims about race and Ferguson

By Louis Jacobson• November 25, 2014

Live fact-checking President Donald Trump's immigration address

By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• January 9, 2019

Fact-checking Richard Corcoran and Andrew Gillum's fiery debate on sanctuary cities

By Romy Ellenbogen, Allison Graves, Jimena Tavel• February 14, 2018

The latest on reunification of families separated at the border, Trump immigration policy

By Miriam Valverde• July 12, 2018

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By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 4, 2026

Trump leaders say Minnesota officials withhold detained immigrants from ICE. Is that true?

By Amy Sherman• January 30, 2026

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By Louis Jacobson• November 25, 2014

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By Louis Jacobson• January 22, 2026

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By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• November 3, 2025

Donald Trump at CPAC gives misleading impression about immigration, MS-13

By Louis Jacobson• February 26, 2018

Immigration in 5 charts: a 2018 midterm report

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Natural gas, not wind turbines, main driver of Texas power shortage

By Jon Greenberg• February 16, 2021

Trump officials say ICE has higher detention standards than prisons, jails. Is that true?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 16, 2025

Year of the Lies: ‘Worst of the worst’? ICE deports brothers after years of check-ins, good conduct

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