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March 5, 2026
How State and Local Leaders Are Responding to ICE: Your Questions Answered
Bolts Staff
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February 20, 2026
Los federales apuntaron a Charlotte. Ahora una demócrata local que ayudó a ICE enfrenta a los votantes
Jacob Biba
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February 19, 2026
Maryland, New Mexico Become Latest Blue States to Ban Local Contracts with ICE
Alex Burness
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February 17, 2026
The Feds Targeted Charlotte. Now a Local Democrat Who Helped ICE Faces Voters.
Jacob Biba
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February 9, 2026
Inside ICE’s Only Contract with a Blue State
Alex Burness
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February 4, 2026
Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now.
Pascal Sabino
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January 27, 2026
Send Us Your Questions on Local and State Responses to ICE
Ask Bolts
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January 20, 2026
On His Way Out, New Jersey Governor Vetoes Legislation to Bar Local Assistance to ICE
Lauren Gill
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November 10, 2025
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE
Alex Burness
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November 5, 2025
Immigration Protections Are Uncertain in New Jersey even as Democrats Keep Governorship
Lauren Gill
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October 27, 2025
Elections Mailbag: Your Questions on Next Week’s Races, Answered
Daniel Nichanian
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Ask Bolts
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September 29, 2025
Bid to Renew Federal Grant Sparks Concern Boston May Help Trump’s DHS on Immigration
Piper French
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July 3, 2025
How the GOP Megabill Would Turbocharge Local Immigration Enforcement
Daniel Nichanian
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June 5, 2025
“It Blows My Mind That There’s No Opposition”: When ICE Allies Run Unchallenged
Alex Burness
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May 23, 2025
This Bay Area County Says It Cut Ties with ICE. This Program Says Otherwise.
Pascal Sabino
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April 25, 2025
How Volunteer Patrols Are Working to Protect San Diego Immigrant Communities From ICE
Roberto Camacho
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April 24, 2025
“A Betrayal in Slow Motion”: Maryland Democrats Forgo Banning ICE Contracts
Alex Burness
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February 21, 2025
“A Chilling Effect”: A New York County Faces Federal Threats for Not Complying with ICE
Julia Rock
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Chris Gelardi
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January 23, 2025
How Chicago’s Immigrant Rights Groups Plan to Hold the Line on Sanctuary Policies
Pascal Sabino
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December 11, 2024
The Past and Present of Immigration Detention: Your Questions Answered
Ask Bolts
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July 25, 2024
In an Arizona Border County, Rifts Over How Much to Help the Feds Patrol the Border
Pascal Sabino
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January 17, 2019
Two ICE Deals Come to an End in Maryland’s Anne Arundel County, Unexpectedly
Daniel Nichanian
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