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Since last year, we’ve been reporting on ICE extensively. But every week brings new information, and it’s getting harder to keep track of what’s happening, let alone remember what’s already happened. So here’s a quick thread to help.

Back in June (we know, it honestly feels like a lifetime ago), WIRED obtained hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers. www.wired.com/story/ice-de...

The data showed that at least 60 percent of the centers analyzed had reported serious pregnancy complications, suicide attempts, or sexual assault allegations. www.wired.com/story/ice-de...

In July, we reviewed an agreement that would give ICE direct access to a federal database containing sensitive medical data on tens of millions of Americans, all in an effort to locate immigrants. www.wired.com/story/ice-ac...

By October, ICE was planning a major expansion of its social media surveillance, with plans to hire nearly 30 contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation. www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

In December, WIRED’s @davidgilbert.bsky.social warned that Trump’s mass deportation plans would only intensify in the new year. At the time, we didn’t yet know how quickly things would escalate in early 2026. www.wired.com/story/expire...

On January 7, ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis. Almost immediately, the federal government began pushing a narrative that wildly conflicted with video footage shared online. www.wired.com/story/maga-t...

We then reported that GoFundMe allowed a fundraiser tied to the potential legal defense of the ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good to remain online, despite company rules barring fundraisers connected to violent crimes. www.wired.com/story/gofund...

With federal agents storming the streets of American communities, we decided to write a guide on what to do if ICE invades your neighborhood. There’s no single right way to approach a dangerous moment, but there are steps you can take to stay safe. www.wired.com/story/what-t...

WIRED also discovered testimony that called into question whether Jonathan Ross failed to follow his training during the incident in which he shot and killed Renee Good. www.wired.com/story/fbi-ag...

Soon after, the state of Minnesota, along with the Twin Cities, sued the US government and several officials in an attempt to halt the flood of agents carrying out an ICE operation. www.wired.com/story/minnes...

We also reviewed internal ICE planning documents that proposed spending up to $50 million on a privately run network capable of shipping immigrants in custody hundreds of miles across the Upper Midwest. www.wired.com/story/ice-de...

A few weeks ago, a federal judge in Minnesota ruled that ICE agents violated the Fourth Amendment after they forcibly entered a Minnesota man’s home without a judicial warrant. www.wired.com/story/us-jud...

The conduct of the agents closely mirrors a previously undisclosed ICE directive that claims agents are permitted to enter people’s homes using an administrative warrant, rather than a warrant signed by a judge. www.wired.com/story/us-jud...

Then, on January 24, history repeated itself far too quickly: Alex Pretti was shot and killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis. What followed was an instant smear campaign against Pretti. We’ve seen this before. www.wired.com/story/the-in...

All of this unnecessary violence raises the question: Why can’t elected officials do more to stop this? The answer comes down to the basic foundations of American federalism. www.wired.com/story/why-mi...

Then on Monday, a federal judge ordered a new briefing on whether DHS is using armed raids to pressure Minnesota into abandoning its sanctuary policies, leaving ICE operations in place for now. www.wired.com/story/judge-...

Despite the alleged risks of being publicly identified, DHS and ICE employees have created LinkedIn profiles, even as Kristi Noem threatens to treat revealing agents’ identities as a crime. www.wired.com/story/ice-ag...

Meanwhile, Meta started blocking its users from sharing links to ICE List, a website that has compiled the names of what it claims are DHS employees. ICE List’s creators say the project is designed to hold those employees accountable. www.wired.com/story/meta-i...

We also had an active military officer break down how ICE’s immigration enforcement tactics in Minneapolis and elsewhere look through a military lens, and the comparison was striking. www.wired.com/story/ice-pr...

This thread ended up longer than expected, which probably says everything about how fast this is moving, and how important it is to stay up to date as things change. This is why we’ve launched a newsletter called Tracker to help you keep up with this story. Sign up: www.wired.com/newsletter/I...