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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

‘Not American Enough’

Yvonne Wingett Sanchez

February 9, 2026

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‘Together, We Are America’

Spencer Kornhaber

February 9, 2026

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ICE After Minneapolis

February 7, 2026

A collage including Tom Homan, Kristi Noem, agents "POLICE ICE" written on their backs, Stephen Miller, and a close-up of a body-worn camera

How to Actually Reform ICE

Paul Rosenzweig

February 4, 2026

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ICE Is Failing the Legitimacy Test

Brandon del Pozo and Barry Friedman

January 26, 2026

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Why Conservatives Defend ICE

January 22, 2026

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The Court Case That Is Allowing ICE to Stop Just About Anyone It Wants

Paul Rosenzweig

January 12, 2026

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This Will Happen Again

Elizabeth Bruenig

January 10, 2026

A man standing with his hands up opposite a group of heavily armed ICE agents

Why the Supreme Court Is Giving ICE So Much Power

December 29, 2025

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Atlantic Trivia on Heists, Myths, YA Lit, and More

October 24, 2025

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How Do You Prove Your Citizenship?

September 12, 2025

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Who Wants to Work for ICE? They Do.

August 28, 2025

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Fast Times at Immigration and Customs Enforcement

August 26, 2025

A bejeweled ICE badge on a gold chain