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ICE Directive Expands Indiscriminate Detention of Undocumented Immigrants

By Drooid · Oct 9, 2026, 1:58 AM UTC · How we work

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers received a directive to pursue any undocumented immigrant.
The directive permits agents to target all undocumented immigrants, not only those with criminal records.
No evidence shows ICE has previously employed such indiscriminate targeting, the report says.
Voting-rights groups highlighted an ICE detention near a ballot drop-box route as early voting began in California.

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Story summary

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers received a directive to pursue any undocumented immigrant.
The directive permits agents to target all undocumented immigrants, not only those with criminal records.
No evidence shows ICE has previously employed such indiscriminate targeting, the report says.
Voting-rights groups highlighted an ICE detention near a ballot drop-box route as early voting began in California.