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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents walk down a street during a multi-agency targeted enforcement operation in Chicago, Illinois.

Deportation and the Silence That Follows Deportation and the Silence That Follows

When ICE abducted my father without cause, something strange filled his vacancy.

Jan 10, 2026 / Taiwo Adepetun

Abolish ICE or GTFO

Abolish ICE or GTFO Abolish ICE or GTFO

In this week’s Elie v. US, The Nation’s justice correspondent makes the case to get rid of ICE, explores George Conway’s congressional campaign—and shares his New Year’s resolutio...

Jan 9, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Renee Lives!

Renee Lives! Renee Lives!

“I never died,” says she.

Jan 9, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Marchers in Charlotte, North Carolina,protest the ICE killing of Renee Nicole Good, on January 8, 2026.

Want to Stop ICE? Go After Its Corporate Collaborators. Want to Stop ICE? Go After Its Corporate Collaborators.

ICE can’t function without help from the private sector. So we should force the private sector to stop helping.

Jan 9, 2026 / Eric Blanc, Wes McEnany, and Claire Sandberg

Dismantling the Meme Logic Behind Renee Good’s ICE Execution

Dismantling the Meme Logic Behind Renee Good’s ICE Execution Dismantling the Meme Logic Behind Renee Good’s ICE Execution

The Trump administration is once more invoking upside-down alibis of state to conjure the bogus specter of imminent threat.

Jan 9, 2026 / Jeb Lund

People demonstrate against ICE during a vigil honoring Renee Nicole Good, who was shot dead by an immigration officer earlier in the day in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 7, 2026.

Minneapolis to ICE: Get the Fuck Out! Minneapolis to ICE: Get the Fuck Out!

An ICE agent shot dead Renee Nicole Good. Residents are ready to fight back.

Jan 8, 2026 / Alyssa Oursler

Community members hold a vigil following the fatal shooting of Renée Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.

Prosecute Renee Nicole Good’s Murderer Prosecute Renee Nicole Good’s Murderer

The ICE agent who killed Renee Nicole Good not only can be held accountable for murder—he must be.

Jan 8, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Law enforcement and a protester on the scene after an ICE agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis on January 7.

After the ICE Killing in Minneapolis, Will Truth Prevail? After the ICE Killing in Minneapolis, Will Truth Prevail?

Can Trump and Kristi Noem maintain their blatant lies in the face of multiple videos that show the victim was trying to drive away when she was shot three times by an ICE agent?

Jan 7, 2026 / Joan Walsh

Stitched With Inequality

Stitched With Inequality Stitched With Inequality

Racism and classism in America’s quilt.

Jan 7, 2026 / OppArt / Jane Pearlmutter

President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at a press conference following US military actions in Venezuela, at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, on January 3, 2026.

Pete Hegseth Moves Against Senator Mark Kelly Pete Hegseth Moves Against Senator Mark Kelly

But the Navy veteran insists that he’ll continue to speak out against illegal military orders.

Jan 5, 2026 / Joan Walsh

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