The Department of Homeland Security blamed winter weather for severe overcrowding at a Baltimore immigration facility, but weather records and the video’s timeline contradict that explanation.

The video, posted on Instagram by the user mikeyyanez and later shared on the ICE_Watch subreddit, shows at least 25 adults — most of them men — lying shoulder to shoulder on the floor of a white cinder-block room, supposedly in the Baltimore ICE detention facility.

Wicomico becomes the ninth Maryland county to sign a 287(g) agreement to allow its officers to support ICE.

Plus: ICE is looking for a company to manage its 287(g) outreach program.

ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."

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Conservative influencers Ben Bergquam, Josh Fulfer, and Nick Shirley were spotted in Charm City this week confronting residents at a public library and a local church. Community groups are warning residents to avoid engagement as local tensions rise over immigration enforcement.

We analyzed DHS procurement records and found plans for a major DHS enforcement expansion in Washington State: a $100M+ detention facility with 1,635 beds, border armories, mobile forensics labs, and Cellebrite phone-cracking tech.

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