š§ ICEbreaker News ā December 28, 2025
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Every action matters in confronting ICEās cruelty and state violence. In todayās ICEbreaker News for December 28, 2025, we share key updates and urgent actions. From detention to deportation, ICE harms our communitiesāread, share, and join us to demand dignity, safety, and justice for all.
ICEbreaker News Briefs: Detention, Deportation, and Resistance
š Man who documented Uyghur camps in China may face removal from US after ICE arrest
A Chinese citizen and filmmaker who recorded footage of alleged detention camps in Xinjiang is now in U.S. immigration custody and could be forced out of the country. He fled China after publishing his documentary work and has sought asylum in the United States, but now faces legal proceedings that could lead to deportation. Supporters and rights advocates stress the danger he would face if returned and call for protections. His next immigration hearing is scheduled for January as legal challenges continue. ā The Guardian
š§āš§ Noem accused of misleading Congress about early hearing departure to canceled meeting
āHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was accused of misleading House Homeland Security Committee members when she said she was departing a Thursday hearing early to attend another meeting that was actually canceledā¦āI understand on good information that the FEMA Council meeting was canceled so there was no need for her to go,ā [Representative Bennie] Thompson said, referencing a meeting to determine the future of the agency. āShe was a liar with no respect for congressional oversight.āā ā The Hill
š± ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day
Documents reveal ICE plans to purchase a surveillance tool that provides daily updates on location data from hundreds of millions of mobile phones, reversing its earlier decision to halt use of such remote phone data. The tool combines massive location datasets with social media information, offering an āall-in-oneā search capability for agents. This acquisition comes amid broader expansions of federal immigration enforcement and raises constitutional and privacy concerns about warrantless data use. Critics, including lawmakers, fear it enables comprehensive tracking of peopleās movements without oversight. ā 404 Media
š Massachusetts says FLOCK OFF!
An action alert from Mass 50501 opposes the use of automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) technology that tracks peopleās movements across Massachusetts. It highlights concerns that data gathered by companies like Flock Safety can be shared freely and used to profile or target communities, particularly immigrants. The campaign urges local governments and corporations to end Flock data sharing and cancel contracts with surveillance vendors. Organizers frame the effort as part of broader resistance to invasive policing and surveillance practices. ā Mass 50501
š ICE Agents Under Trump Have Arrested Nearly 75,000 People with No Criminal Records, Data Reveals
New data from the University of California, Berkeleyās Deportation Data Project shows that nearly 75,000 people arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the first nine months of the Trump administration had no criminal records. This accounts for roughly one-third of the approximately 220,000 arrests between January and October 2025. The findings challenge the administrationās rhetoric that enforcement focuses on dangerous criminals, highlighting broader and more indiscriminate arrest practices. Critics argue this undermines stated public safety goals and reflects systemic prioritization of deportations over criminal prosecution. " āIt contradicts what the administration has been saying about people who are convicted criminals and that they are going after the worst of the worst,ā Ariel Ruiz Soto, a senior policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute, told NBC News.āā People
š¦ ICEās Secretive Deportation Program
A New Yorker piece reveals how the Trump administration is quietly deporting peopleāincluding long-term residents and those with legal protectionsāto distant countries with little oversight under a practice called third-country removal. Interviews with deportees in secret detention camps describe harsh conditions, fear of torture, and a lack of contact with loved ones after removal. The reporting exposes how these clandestine deportations sidestep U.S. obligations not to send people to places where they face persecution or death. It also notes that this covert aspect of immigration enforcement has largely escaped public scrutiny despite its growing use. ā The New Yorker
Urgent Calls to Action to hold ICE accountable:
When leaders evade accountability, justice erodes and authoritarianism grows. Billionaire-backed elites donāt serve the peopleāthey silence us and strip away our rights. But people power is real. By speaking out and demanding dignity and justice for all, we can build an America that lives up to its promise.
Click here to Tell Congress: Unmask ICE Officers Now
Click here to Denounce Trumpās Dehumanization of Immigrants
Click here to Tell Apple & Google CEOs: End your contracts with ICE NOW.
Click here to Tell Congress: Visit ICE Detention Centers NOW
Click here to Shut Down Alligator Alcatraz and Every ICE Black Site Detention Camp in America
Click here to Hold ICE accountable. Arrest ICE agents who break the law.
Click here to Investigate Torture of Trump Detainees in El Salvador
Click here to send a letter to your Member of Congress: America Must Keep Its Promise: Support the Dream & Promise Act. Share your story if you or your community have been impacted by immigration limbo. Personal stories have power.
Call your Member of Congress (202) 224-3121 and ask them to Support the Dream & Promise Act. š Call the Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121. Ask to be connected to your Representative. š Sample message:
āHello, my name is [NAME], and I live in [CITY/ZIP]. Iām calling to urge you to support and co-sponsor H.R. 1589, the American Dream and Promise Act. This bill would provide a path to citizenship for Dreamers, TPS holders, and DED beneficiaries who strengthen our communities every day. Please stand with immigrant families and push for its passage.ā
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ICEbreaker News: The Fight to End Cruelty, Detention, and Fear
ICE is not an aberrationāit is a warning. It is the enforcement arm of a political agenda that rules through fear, dehumanization, and punishment. Under the protection of far-right power, ICE has been unleashed to target immigrants, fracture families, and trample basic human rights. This is not law and order. It is authoritarian control dressed up as policy.
What we are witnessing is a deliberate strategy. Raids meant to terrorize. Detentions designed to break spirits. Deportations carried out in secrecy. Collaboration with local police to override sanctuary protections. Every tactic is intentional, and every one pushes us further away from democracy and closer to fascism. These actions do not create safetyāthey normalize cruelty and erode freedom for everyone.
ICEās System of Abuse Includes:
Raiding homes and workplaces to instill fear in immigrant communities
Jailing asylum seekers in inhumane, profit-driven detention centers
Circumventing sanctuary laws through police cooperation
Denying due process and committing routine human rights violations
Silencing communities through intimidation and surveillance
Enforcing policies rooted in racism, xenophobia, and white nationalism
The Path Forward Is Resistance.
ICE is not simply enforcing lawsāit is enforcing injustice. And injustice must be confronted, not managed. The answer is not more cages or more funding. The answer is people power: organizing, demanding accountability, and dismantling systems built on harm.
Freedom over fascism means choosing humanity over hate. Progress means ending state violence and building policies grounded in dignity and care.
Stand with us. Raise your voice. Take action.
Together, we can tear down systems of fear and build a future where everyone belongsāand no one is disposable.
Additional Resources
ā Resource: Actions We Can Take To Support Home is Here
ā Resource: Top Immigrant Justice Groups
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