Geoff Hing
@geoffhing.bsky.social
Data Reporter @themarshallproject.org.
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🧭: Tucson, Arizona 🌵
🌎: https://geoff.terrorware.com
🦣: https://mastodon.social/@geoffhing
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It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall.
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
January 31, 2026 at 12:41 AM
It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall.
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
A massive, blocks-long march protesting immigration enforcement and broader anti-immigrant policies heads away from its start at the Federal Building in Tucson, Arizona.
January 30, 2026 at 10:17 PM
A massive, blocks-long march protesting immigration enforcement and broader anti-immigrant policies heads away from its start at the Federal Building in Tucson, Arizona.
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The Minnesota Star Tribune, @mprnews.org @minnesotareformer.com , @spokesmanrecorder.bsky.social, @sahanjournal.bsky.social, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement:
January 30, 2026 at 4:55 PM
The Minnesota Star Tribune, @mprnews.org @minnesotareformer.com , @spokesmanrecorder.bsky.social, @sahanjournal.bsky.social, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement:
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BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:47 PM
BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
ICE hasn't updated its detention statistics in weeks. Here's a post on the missing data, from @austinkocher.com who tracks the data closely. austinkocher.substack.com/p/ice-withho...
ICE Withholds Congressionally Mandated Detention Data
In the midst of heated budget negotiations over immigration enforcement, ICE flaunts Congress's prior mandate to publish timely detention data.
austinkocher.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:32 PM
ICE hasn't updated its detention statistics in weeks. Here's a post on the missing data, from @austinkocher.com who tracks the data closely. austinkocher.substack.com/p/ice-withho...
State Rep. Alma Hernandez shared a video of ICE agents with a a person in a stopped vehicle on 22nd St. in Tucson, outside the grounds Drachman Montessori Magnet School. www.facebook.com/reel/8922991...
134K views · 1.4K reactions | 🚨ICE was just across the street from my house directly in front of a school that had children outside playing on the playground!!!!! Thanks to my neighbors who quickly to...
🚨ICE was just across the street from my house directly in front of a school that had children outside playing on the playground!!!!! Thanks to my neighbors who quickly took action and called me to...
www.facebook.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:20 PM
State Rep. Alma Hernandez shared a video of ICE agents with a a person in a stopped vehicle on 22nd St. in Tucson, outside the grounds Drachman Montessori Magnet School. www.facebook.com/reel/8922991...
A portrait of the Haitian community in Springfield, Ohio as many face the end of Temporary Protected Status. They prepare for the worst, but also find reason to celebrate their community. www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/16/i...
After Haitians Endured Campaign Lies, An Ohio Town Prepares For ICE
Falsely accused of eating pets, and worse, Haitians in Springfield have survived harassment, and now fear deportation.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 17, 2026 at 12:27 AM
A portrait of the Haitian community in Springfield, Ohio as many face the end of Temporary Protected Status. They prepare for the worst, but also find reason to celebrate their community. www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/16/i...
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One of my biggest takeaways from reporting this story was how much media reports in the aftermath of police shootings, in particular with the police union spokesperson putting forward a narrative of an incident, were then used as key pieces of evidence for a future investigation.
Shaping narratives when police shoot and kill someone has been a fundamental part of how police and their supporters operate. For example, see this @yanak.bsky.social @samstecklow.bsky.social story about the Chicago Police Department from 2016: chicagoreader.com/news/how-chi...
How Chicago's 'Fraternal Order of Propaganda' shapes the story of fatal police shootings - Chicago Reader
When cops kill civilians, their union is on hand to defend them. In many cases this has come at the expense of the truth.
chicagoreader.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:36 PM
One of my biggest takeaways from reporting this story was how much media reports in the aftermath of police shootings, in particular with the police union spokesperson putting forward a narrative of an incident, were then used as key pieces of evidence for a future investigation.
Shaping narratives when police shoot and kill someone has been a fundamental part of how police and their supporters operate. For example, see this @yanak.bsky.social @samstecklow.bsky.social story about the Chicago Police Department from 2016: chicagoreader.com/news/how-chi...
How Chicago's 'Fraternal Order of Propaganda' shapes the story of fatal police shootings - Chicago Reader
When cops kill civilians, their union is on hand to defend them. In many cases this has come at the expense of the truth.
chicagoreader.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Shaping narratives when police shoot and kill someone has been a fundamental part of how police and their supporters operate. For example, see this @yanak.bsky.social @samstecklow.bsky.social story about the Chicago Police Department from 2016: chicagoreader.com/news/how-chi...
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We tracked around 1,600 people detained in "Operation Midway Blitz" - the Chicago-area ICE raids that took place this fall. Here's where they ended up. @themarshallproject.org @geoffhing.bsky.social @shannonheffernan.bsky.social
ICE Data Reveals What Happened to 1,600 People Arrested During Chicago’s Blitz
Most of those arrested were swiftly shuttled to a sprawling array of detention centers in 13 states, many with reports of troubling conditions.
www.themarshallproject.org
December 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
We tracked around 1,600 people detained in "Operation Midway Blitz" - the Chicago-area ICE raids that took place this fall. Here's where they ended up. @themarshallproject.org @geoffhing.bsky.social @shannonheffernan.bsky.social
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Willian Giménez González, Chicago day laborer and beloved worker leader in Chicago, has been released from ICE custody. I spoke to him about his 47-day detention, and what solidarity looks like in this moment. "I owe my freedom to being organized," he says.
“There Is a War Against Us”: Worker Leader, Released from ICE Custody, Speaks Out
Willian Giménez González is free, but he worries about thousands of others who were abducted from the Chicago area.
inthesetimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Willian Giménez González, Chicago day laborer and beloved worker leader in Chicago, has been released from ICE custody. I spoke to him about his 47-day detention, and what solidarity looks like in this moment. "I owe my freedom to being organized," he says.
A recent ACLU letter detailing reports of abuse of people ICE has detained at Ft. Bliss includes accounts of ICE trying to force non-Mexicans to be deported to Mexico. This story describes the experience of people who have been deported to Mexico as a 3rd country. capitalandmain.com/im-lost-in-t...
‘I’m Lost in This Country’: Non-Mexicans Living Undocumented After Deportation to Mexico
Cubans and other third-country nationals are dropped off on the streets of Villahermosa where they struggle to survive.
capitalandmain.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
A recent ACLU letter detailing reports of abuse of people ICE has detained at Ft. Bliss includes accounts of ICE trying to force non-Mexicans to be deported to Mexico. This story describes the experience of people who have been deported to Mexico as a 3rd country. capitalandmain.com/im-lost-in-t...
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two major mayoral elections in 4 days (yes it never ends):
Miami, which Democrats are trying to flip.
Albuquerque, which the GOP is trying to flip.
Miami, which Democrats are trying to flip.
Albuquerque, which the GOP is trying to flip.
The Democratic mayor of Albuquerque, Tim Keller, faces a runoff next week against a former Republican sheriff, Darren White. White has pledged to repeal an executive order from Keller that limits local collaboration with ICE.
The 25 Elections to Watch This December - Bolts
On the heels of their sweeping wins in November, Democrats have opportunities to gain further ground in December runoffs and special elections. They’re hoping for upsets in conservative territory, from... Read More
boltsmag.org
December 6, 2025 at 12:43 AM
two major mayoral elections in 4 days (yes it never ends):
Miami, which Democrats are trying to flip.
Albuquerque, which the GOP is trying to flip.
Miami, which Democrats are trying to flip.
Albuquerque, which the GOP is trying to flip.
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ICE just released new detention statistics.
As of November 30, 2025, ICE was detaining 65,735 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
As of November 30, 2025, ICE was detaining 65,735 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
Detention Management
www.ice.gov
December 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
ICE just released new detention statistics.
As of November 30, 2025, ICE was detaining 65,735 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
As of November 30, 2025, ICE was detaining 65,735 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
Read @pmingram.tucsonsentinel.com's story about use of force by HSI agents at Taco Giro today. He got sprayed and managed to file a story that describes the use-of-force and provides some details about the federal operation throughout Southern Arizona today. www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...
DHS agents pepper-spray Rep. Grijalva, Sentinel reporter during protest sparked by Tucson raid
An investigation into a Tucson restaurant chain turned chaotic on Wednesday morning as agents with the Department of Homeland Security used tear gas, pepper balls and smoke grenades against protestors...
www.tucsonsentinel.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Read @pmingram.tucsonsentinel.com's story about use of force by HSI agents at Taco Giro today. He got sprayed and managed to file a story that describes the use-of-force and provides some details about the federal operation throughout Southern Arizona today. www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...
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The Office of the Inspector General at DHS conducted an unannounced inspection of Eloy in early December 2024.
"Facility and ICE Staff Did Not Comply with All Staff-Detainee Communication Standards"
"Eloy Did Not Adequately Maintain Bathing Facilities"
www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/defaul...
"Facility and ICE Staff Did Not Comply with All Staff-Detainee Communication Standards"
"Eloy Did Not Adequately Maintain Bathing Facilities"
www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/defaul...
December 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The Office of the Inspector General at DHS conducted an unannounced inspection of Eloy in early December 2024.
"Facility and ICE Staff Did Not Comply with All Staff-Detainee Communication Standards"
"Eloy Did Not Adequately Maintain Bathing Facilities"
www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/defaul...
"Facility and ICE Staff Did Not Comply with All Staff-Detainee Communication Standards"
"Eloy Did Not Adequately Maintain Bathing Facilities"
www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/defaul...
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Deportationdata.org published ICE data yesterday, including detention data through Oct. 15, 2025.
This chart shows detentions using:
- Case records from Deportation Data Project (green line)
- Interval ADP from DetentionReports.com (purple dotted line)
- Reported ADP from ICE (orange dotted line).
This chart shows detentions using:
- Case records from Deportation Data Project (green line)
- Interval ADP from DetentionReports.com (purple dotted line)
- Reported ADP from ICE (orange dotted line).
December 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Deportationdata.org published ICE data yesterday, including detention data through Oct. 15, 2025.
This chart shows detentions using:
- Case records from Deportation Data Project (green line)
- Interval ADP from DetentionReports.com (purple dotted line)
- Reported ADP from ICE (orange dotted line).
This chart shows detentions using:
- Case records from Deportation Data Project (green line)
- Interval ADP from DetentionReports.com (purple dotted line)
- Reported ADP from ICE (orange dotted line).
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Broadview provides an example of how ICE custody does not equal ICE detention.
People held by ICE in hold rooms, hospitals, or hotels are not counted as officially "detained" when it comes to the stats reporting.
People held by ICE in hold rooms, hospitals, or hotels are not counted as officially "detained" when it comes to the stats reporting.
I did not expect the Broadview facility in suburban Chicago to appear on this list. And it didn't. ICE considers these kinds of places as "office locations" or "processing centers", which means Broadview is not an "authorized facility" by the agency's definition.
www.dhs.gov/news/2025/11...
www.dhs.gov/news/2025/11...
November 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Broadview provides an example of how ICE custody does not equal ICE detention.
People held by ICE in hold rooms, hospitals, or hotels are not counted as officially "detained" when it comes to the stats reporting.
People held by ICE in hold rooms, hospitals, or hotels are not counted as officially "detained" when it comes to the stats reporting.
ICE just published its detention statistics spreadsheet. The first of the 2026 fiscal year and the first since mid-September, before the shutdown. The data shows 65,135 people in detention, the highest I've seen in this particular data.
November 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
ICE just published its detention statistics spreadsheet. The first of the 2026 fiscal year and the first since mid-September, before the shutdown. The data shows 65,135 people in detention, the highest I've seen in this particular data.
Today, Tucson City Council is discussing a proposed ordinance that would create a new offense of "drug-related loitering". Indications that could trigger an arrest for this include officer knowledge of a prior drug conviction, or the so-called "fent fold." tucsonaz.hylandcloud.com/221agendaonl...
tucsonaz.hylandcloud.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Today, Tucson City Council is discussing a proposed ordinance that would create a new offense of "drug-related loitering". Indications that could trigger an arrest for this include officer knowledge of a prior drug conviction, or the so-called "fent fold." tucsonaz.hylandcloud.com/221agendaonl...
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"...while the raids continued, the flow of information about them did not."
From @geoffhing.bsky.social and @jillcastellano.bsky.social
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/11/15/d...
From @geoffhing.bsky.social and @jillcastellano.bsky.social
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/11/15/d...
ICE Raids Kept On During the Shutdown, But the Detention Data Stayed Hidden
More than seven weeks have passed since the last comprehensive release of detention and deportation numbers.
www.themarshallproject.org
November 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
"...while the raids continued, the flow of information about them did not."
From @geoffhing.bsky.social and @jillcastellano.bsky.social
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/11/15/d...
From @geoffhing.bsky.social and @jillcastellano.bsky.social
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/11/15/d...
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Phoenix PD is the latest police agency to decide it will release *ALL* body cam videos *ENTIRELY* blurred out.
Oh, but if you "determine that a specific segment requires clearer visibility," then you can file *ANOTHER* request for *JUST THAT PORTION OF VIDEO* actually visible.
What BS.
Oh, but if you "determine that a specific segment requires clearer visibility," then you can file *ANOTHER* request for *JUST THAT PORTION OF VIDEO* actually visible.
What BS.
October 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Phoenix PD is the latest police agency to decide it will release *ALL* body cam videos *ENTIRELY* blurred out.
Oh, but if you "determine that a specific segment requires clearer visibility," then you can file *ANOTHER* request for *JUST THAT PORTION OF VIDEO* actually visible.
What BS.
Oh, but if you "determine that a specific segment requires clearer visibility," then you can file *ANOTHER* request for *JUST THAT PORTION OF VIDEO* actually visible.
What BS.
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I’m so grateful to Priscilla Alvarez for running down what is actually going on here. www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/p...
Trump administration prepares to offer money to unaccompanied migrant teenagers to voluntarily leave US | CNN Politics
The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to offer unaccompanied migrant teenagers in the United States the option to voluntarily leave the country and receive a payment, according to three sou...
www.cnn.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I’m so grateful to Priscilla Alvarez for running down what is actually going on here. www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/p...
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Shelters that house unaccompanied minors are bracing for "Freaky Friday," the start of an ICE operation that will first issue letters to children, seeking to pressure them to return to the countries they've fled in exchange for a cash payment. If they decline, their parents will be targeted by ICE.
October 3, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Shelters that house unaccompanied minors are bracing for "Freaky Friday," the start of an ICE operation that will first issue letters to children, seeking to pressure them to return to the countries they've fled in exchange for a cash payment. If they decline, their parents will be targeted by ICE.