AP: As ICE expands, an AP review of crimes committed by agents shows how their powers can be abused

Kevin R. Johnson

11 Feb 2026 — 1 min read

Ryan J. Foley for the Associated Press reports that, since 2020, at least two dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) employees and contractors have been charged with crimes. "[D]ocumented wrongdoing includes patterns of physical and sexual abuse, corruption and other abuses of authority, a review by The Associated Press found."

Most of the cases happened before Congress voted last year to give ICE $75 billion for hiring more agents and expanding immigrant detention, experts say these kinds of crimes may accelerate given the volume of new employees and the use of aggressive tactics in immigration enforcement.

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Immigration Article of the Day: Administrative Procedural Discretion by Bijal Shah

Courthouse News Service: Judge scraps Trump challenge to in-state tuition for immigrant students in Virginia

ACLU/AFL/CIO Report: Trump’s Deportation Agenda Is Making the Affordability Crisis Worse

Human Rights Watch – US: Victims of Nicaraguan Government Risk Deportation