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Since the start of President Trump's second term, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) efforts have rapidly increased, with cities and civilians across America being affected. Thousands of detentions and deportations have been made, and even more civilians have showed up to protest ICE’s surge.
This project follows the clashes between the migrants, protesters and the agents in this new era of America
where immigrants are less welcome than ever before.
Photos taken for and published by the Associated Press.
This project follows the clashes between the migrants, protesters and the agents in this new era of America
where immigrants are less welcome than ever before.
Photos taken for and published by the Associated Press.
An ICE agents waits in the hallways of 26 Federal Plaza, a building where migrants come for standard immigration hearings and often get detained, on Tuesday, June 30, 2026 in New York, N.Y.
A family is separated by ICE agents at 26 Federal Plaza, a building where migrants come for standard immigration hearings and often get detained, on Tuesday, June 30, 2026 in New York, N.Y.
Migrant detainees at Delaney Hall Detention Center flash lights and bang on the windows as ICE agents stand guard outside on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 in Newark, N.J. Clashes and protests broke out in Newark as detainees inside Delaney Hall detention center began a days-long hunger strike to protest the unsafe conditions in the facility.
ICE agents beat protesters and attempt to tear off gas masks as a form of crowd control outside Delaney Hall detention center on Thursday, May 28, 2026 in Newark, N.J. Clashes and protests broke out in Newark as detainees inside Delaney Hall detention center began a days-long hunger strike to protest the unsafe conditions in the facility.
An anti-ICE protester is pepper sprayed in the eyes in a clash with federal agents during Operation Metro Surge on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026 in Minneapolis, MN. Over 3,000 agents were deployed across the Twin Cities to arrest and detain immigration enforcement targets and civilians.
A broken umbrella, its cover ripped off by a federal agent, frames Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) agents as they stand guard outside Delaney Hall detention center on Thursday, May 28, 2026 in Newark, N.J. Clashes and protests broke out in Newark as detainees inside Delaney Hall detention center began a days-long hunger strike to protest the unsafe conditions in the facility.
Backpacks hang on a tree at a school bus stop as children wait in nearby cars for the bus to arrive during ICE’s Operation Metro Surge on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026 in Minneapolis, MN. School bus stops were common locations where immigration agents would arrest and detain migrant parents, leading civilians to establish this system.
People lie candles at a vigil for Alex Pretti after he was shot by ICE agents during Operation Metro Surge, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026 in Minneapolis, MN. Over 3,000 agents were deployed across the Twin Cities to arrest and detain immigration enforcement targets and civilians, and Renee Good and Alex Pretti were two civilian protesters killed during the clashes.
People light candles at a vigil for Alex Pretti after he was shot by ICE agents during Operation Metro Surge, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026 in Minneapolis, MN. Over 3,000 agents were deployed across the Twin Cities to arrest and detain immigration enforcement targets and civilians, and Renee Good and Alex Pretti were two civilian protesters killed during the clashes.
People watch from above as marchers protest against ICE in below -20ºF weather during Operation Metro Surge on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 in Minneapolis, MN. Over 20,000 protesters took over downtown Minneapolis and marched for hours in the frigid temperatures.
People protest against ICE in below -20ºF weather during Operation Metro Surge on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 in Minneapolis, MN. Over 20,000 protesters took over downtown Minneapolis and marched for hours in the frigid temperatures.
Gregory Bovino, the United States’ commander-at-large of the Border Patrol, appears at a press conference announcing continued efforts to arrest and detain Minnesotan migrants – the “Worst of the Worst” — during Operation Metro Surge on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026 in Minneapolis, MN. Over 3,000 agents were deployed across the Twin Cities to arrest and detain immigration enforcement targets and civilians.
A protester returns an open canister of tear gas to the wall of riot police encroaching upon the protesters on Saturday, May 30, 2026 in Newark, N.J. Clashes broke out in Newark as detainees inside Delaney Hall detention center began a days-long hunger strike to protest the unsafe conditions in the facility.
ICE agents push a protester into the street, an active throughway with trucks often driving through, outside Delaney Hall detention center on Thursday, May 28, 2026 in Newark, N.J. Clashes and protests broke out in Newark as detainees inside Delaney Hall detention center began a days-long hunger strike to protest the unsafe conditions in the facility. At least one protester suffered a broken leg as a result of being pushed into the paths of trucks driving by.
A protester reveals his rubber bullet wound from the state police’s fire as anti-ICE protesters clash with federal agents outside of Delaney Hall detention center, where migrants were on a days-long hunger strike to protest the unsafe conditions in the facility, on Saturday, May 30, 2026 in Newark, N.J.
Police officers in riot gear use their shields to push protestors off of the street outside of Delaney Hall Detention Center on May 30, 2026.
An anti-ICE protester is arrested in a clash with federal agents during Operation Metro Surge on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026 in Minneapolis, MN. Over 3,000 agents were deployed across the Twin Cities to arrest and detain immigration enforcement targets and civilians.
Anti-ICE protesters stage a demonstration on Thursday, April 9, 2026 in New York, N.Y.
A woman cries during an anti-ICE protest assembled in Manhattan after Renee Good was killed, on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026 in New York, NY.
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