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Trump's mass deportations are only possible with racial profiling
Trump's mass deportations are only possible with racial profiling
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Trump’s mass deportations are only possible with racial profiling
As ICE ramps up street arrests, court records show that agents are disproportionately going after Latinos.
As ICE ramps up street arrests, court records show that agents are disproportionately going after Latinos.
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Gaby Del Valle
May 29, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - NOVEMBER 6: U.S. Border Patrol arrests search a neighborhood for an individual they were chasing on November 6, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. U.S. Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agents are in Chicago and surrounding suburbs during “Operation Midway Blitz” to enforce immigration laws. (Photo by Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images)Washington Post)
Gaby Del Valle
is a policy reporter at The Verge covering surveillance, the Department of Homeland Security, and the tech-right.
Border security czar Tom Homan
keeps threatening
to “flood” New York City with ICE agents. But a new investigation shows that ICE has been quietly ramping up arrests in the New York area already — and disproportionately targe…
White House Border Czar Tom Homan said ICE is making record arrests following a funding boost, with further increases expected as more agents complete training. His comments come amid controversy over...
White House Border Czar Tom Homan said ICE is making record arrests following a funding boost, with further increases expected as more agents complete training. His comments come amid controversy over a fatal ICE shooting in Houston involving Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who ICE said tried to f..
Trump’s mass deportations are only possible with racial profiling
The Verge
Based on court records
Tom Homan keeps threatening to “flood” New York City with ICE agents. But new investigation shows ...
Trump’s mass deportations are only possible with racial profiling
The Verge
Based on court records
Tom Homan keeps threatening to “flood” New York City with ICE agents. But new investigation shows that ICE has been quietly ramping up arrests in the New York area already
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📰 **Trump’s mass deportations are impossible without racial profiling**
Border security czar Tom Homan keeps threatening to "flood" New York City with ICE agents. But a new investigation shows that I...
📰 **Trump’s mass deportations are impossible without racial profiling**
Border security czar Tom Homan keeps threatening to "flood" New York City with ICE agents. But a new investigation shows that ICE has been quietly ramping up arrests in the New York area already - ...
📰 Source: The Verge
🔗 […]
Trump’s border czar threatens to send ‘more ICE agents than you’ve ever seen’ to New York City
Trump’s border czar threatens to send ‘more ICE agents than you’ve ever seen’ to New York City
<p>Tom Homan says he made Kathy Hochul promise after governor signed bill protecting New Yorkers against ICE</p><p>Donald Trump’s hardline border czar has again threatened to dispatch a surge of immigration agents to New York City, as the administration vows to press ahead with its controversial crackdown.</p><p>Tom Homan said on Monday that he has reviewed a plan to expand <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ice-us-immigration-and-customs-enforcement">Immigration Enforcement and Customs (ICE)</a> operations in New York and deploy “more ICE agents than you’ve ever seen” in the city.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/08/ice-agents-new-york-city-tom-homan">Continue reading...</a>
Corroboration
No verdict, no pronouncement. The model extracts atomic factual claims with verbatim quotes; every quote is validated against the source text and corroboration is computed by counting how many editorially-opposed blocs assert each fact. 14 fabricated/unverifiable quotes were rejected by the cite-or-die gate.
The spine · 3 facts corroborated across ≥2 opposed blocs
1×broadly confirmedTom Homan keeps threatening to 'flood' New York City with ICE agents.
other
bluesky“Border security czar Tom Homan keeps threatening to "flood" New York City with ICE agents.”
theverge.com“Border security czar Tom Homan keeps threatening to "flood" New York City with ICE agents.”
1×broadly confirmedCourt records show that ICE agents are disproportionately going after Latinos during street arrests.
other
bluesky“But a new investigation shows that ICE has been quietly ramping up arrests in the New York area already - ...”
theverge.com“As ICE ramps up street arrests, court records show that agents are disproportionately going after Latinos.”
1×broadly confirmedPresident Donald Trump promised the 'largest domestic deportation operation in American history' during his 2024 campaign.
other
politifact.com“President Donald Trump has taken dramatic actions to carry out his promise of the largest domestic deportation operation in U.S. history,”
govfacts.org“President Donald Trump promised the “largest domestic deportation operation in American history” during his 2024 campaign.”
Single-source · 4 — reported by one bloc only (uncorroborated)
Tom Homan, border security czar, said New York City will 'see more ICE agents' than ever in a deployment following a new law signed by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D).
gdelt
Pew Research Center’s most recent estimates place the undocumented population at approximately 14 million as of 2023.
govfacts.org
Immigration advocacy groups project the total undocumented population could reach 14.5 million when including those with temporary protections.
govfacts.org
The federal government has stopped releasing deportation data.
politifact.com
Framing · 4 — loaded language surfaced (spin shown, not adopted)
bluesky
“Trump’s mass deportations are impossible without racial profiling”
→ Trump’s mass deportations require racial profiling
theverge.com
“Trump’s mass deportations are only possible with racial profiling”
→ Trump’s mass deportations require racial profiling
guardian
“Trump’s hardline border czar has again threatened to dispatch a surge of immigration agents to New York City, as the administration vows to press ahead with its controversial crackdown.”
→ Tom Homan threatened to increase ICE presence in New York City
gdelt
“Homan warned Hochul against signing the legislation into law.”
→ Tom Homan warned Gov. Kathy Hochul against signing the immigration enforcement law