ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations
Coverage of ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations in the Nexus archive.
- ‘Going to be a mess’: Asylum rule change could accelerate deportations, backlog courts, experts warn
An ICE facility in Miramar, Florida, is operating as an overcrowded detention site holding detainees in poor conditions, with advocates warning of increased detentions of asylum seekers and individuals with temporary protections. Friends of detained individuals reported being arrested during traffic stops and denied basic hygiene, while a Democratic representative criticized the facility's failure to meet humane standards.
- Portland man sentenced to 30 months in prison for throwing rock at ICE officer during protest
Robert Jacob Hoopes was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for throwing a rock that injured an ICE officer during a 2025 protest in Portland, Oregon. He pleaded guilty to aggravated assault of a federal employee with a dangerous weapon and was ordered to pay $8,000 in restitution and serve three years of supervised release. The FBI identified Hoopes using facial recognition technology after matching a tattoo visible in protest footage to a photo on a Reed College website.