County Fight

Weight: 5 per entry in heat score calculation.

188 entries across all counties.

EntryCountyState
Adams County CO — Multi-front fight over Aurora ICE facility, health investigation, body-writ standoffAdamsCO
Adams County MS — CoreCivic ICE Detention Center: Homicide, Oversight BlockedAdamsMS
Allegany County NY — Rural jail holding ICE detainees at $95/day, Batavia overflowAlleganyNY
Allegheny County PA — ICE Arrests Triple, Council Bans Cooperation, Sheriff Courthouse Complicity, Municipal 287(g) ChaosAllegheny CountyPA
Anchorage AK — First pregnant woman detained by ICE in Alaska wins court-ordered release from Hiland MountainAnchorageAK
Anchorage AK — Legislative fight over state prison ICE detention, conditions, National Guard deploymentAnchorageAK
Appleton MN — CoreCivic's Shuttered Prison Targeted for ICE DetentionSwiftMN
Arapahoe County CO — DENHOLD hold room exposed, Aurora MOU debate spans county lineArapahoeCO
Augusta County VA — Youngkin's Final-Day Prison Sale Halted by SpanbergerAugustaVA
Baker County FL — Deportation Depot Becomes Florida's Sole Remaining State Detention HubBakerFL
Baldwin County AL — Construction site raids, US citizen detained twice, IJ lawsuitBaldwinAL
Baltimore County MD — Emergency Zoning Ban After Hunt Valley ICE Office (Preemptive Defense)Baltimore CountyMD
Baltimore MD — Citywide Zoning Ban on Private Detention Centers (Preemptive Defense)BaltimoreMD
Bergen County NJ — ICE Jail Contract Lawsuit Enters Year 3BergenNJ
Berkeley County (Martinsburg) — 287(g) Task Force Model and Eastern Regional Jail ICE detentionBerkeleyWV
Berks County PA — Upper Bern Township Warehouse (1,500 beds) Blocked by DEPBerksPA
Bexar County TX — Community Opposition to East Side ICE WarehouseBexarTX
Boston/Suffolk County MA — Multi-layered ICE resistance: police ignore all detainers, Wu bans stagingSuffolk CountyMA
Bradford County FL — 3,000-Bed IGSA Facility on Contaminated SiteBradfordFL
Branson MO — Aldermen Approve 287(g) Agreement 6-0 Despite Tourism-Economy FearsTaneyMO
Brevard County FL — Sheriff Ivey's 287(g) Buildout, 'Operation One Way Ticket,' and Student WalkoutsBrevardFL
Bristol County MA — From Hodgson's ICE fortress to Heroux's information firewallBristol CountyMA
Broward County FL — Sheriff Resistance, GEO's Broward Transitional Center, and Operation Tidal WaveBrowardFL
Butler County OH — weekly campaign to cancel Sheriff Jones's ICE contract, detainee assault lawsuitButlerOH
Caledonia County VT — 9 construction workers arrested in Hardwick, 7 sent to LouisianaCaledoniaVT
Canyon County ID — Wilder racetrack mass raid, ACLU class-action lawsuitCanyon CountyID
Cass MN — Sheriff Signed 287(g) Without Board Approval; County Attorney and Board Declared Agreement Null and VoidCassMN
Central Falls RI — 'Close the Wyatt' Bills to Cancel ICE ContractProvidenceRI
Charleston County SC — Racial Profiling in ICE Traffic Stop OperationsCharleston CountySC
Chittenden County VT — Burlington sanctuary executive order, ICE Out resolution, police non-cooperationChittendenVT
Chittenden County VT — March 2026 ICE raid standoff, botched operation, all 3 detainees releasedChittendenVT
Chittenden County VT — State's Attorney Sarah George refuses to charge ICE protesters, sparking feud with state police and AGChittendenVT
Clark County NV — ACLU challenges LVMPD 287(g), appeal to state Supreme CourtClarkNV
Clearfield County PA — Fight to Close Moshannon Valley as GEO Contract ExpiresClearfieldPA
Columbus/Franklin County OH — Anti-ICE measures after Operation BuckeyeFranklinOH
Connecticut — DOJ Sues Over Mask Ban / ICE ID Law (2nd CT suit)HartfordCT
Connecticut — ICE Courthouse Arrests (New Haven, Hartford, Bridgeport)HartfordCT
Connecticut — Killingly 1.3M-sqft Warehouse Tip (RESOLVED: Amazon, not ICE)WindhamCT
Connecticut/New Haven — DOJ Sues Over Trust Act and Sanctuary EONew HavenCT
Cook County IL — Broadview Six: Federal Prosecution of ICE ProtestCookIL
Cook County IL — ICE Courthouse Arrests and Special Prosecutor FightCookIL
Coos County OR — Commissioner Courted ICE Detention Center, Lakeside/Shutter Creek Sites ScoutedCoos CountyOR
Crow Wing MN — Sheriff Signed Dual 287(g) Without Board ApprovalCrow WingMN
Cumberland ME — Sheriff vs. ICE: Retaliation Over Corrections Recruit ArrestCumberlandME
Dallas County TX — Hutchins blocks proposed 9,500-bed ICE mega-warehouseDallasTX
Dallas County TX — Paxton's First SB8 287(g) Enforcement Action Against a Named SheriffDallasTX
Dane County WI — Madison Sanctuary Fight and DHS 'Sanctuary' ListingDaneWI
Davidson County TN — ICE-THP joint operation profiled Nashville immigrants, THP later rejected ICEDavidsonTN
Delaware Statewide — 287(g) Ban, Private Detention Bar, and the Labor Data FrontStatewideDE
Dodge County WI — ICE Transport Agreement and Statewide Detainer ChallengeDodgeWI
Douglas County NE — Sheriff's ICE jail contract blocked by County BoardDouglasNE
Douglas County OR — ICE Seeking Office Space for 300+ Employees in RoseburgDouglas CountyOR
Dubuque County IA — Sheriff rejects 287(g) despite pressure from national sheriffs' associationDubuque CountyIA
Durant OK — Choctaw Nation Purchases Warehouse to Block ICE Detention FacilityOK
Duval County FL — Council rejects resolution to keep new ~500-acre jail out of redlined Black neighborhoodsDuval CountyFL
Duval County FL — Jacksonville criminalizes undocumented presence, first US city to do so locallyDuval CountyFL
East Cleveland OH — First-of-its-kind GTFO anti-ICE ordinanceCuyahogaOH
El Paso TX — Camp East Montana Deaths + Socorro Mega-Warehouse ComplexEl PasoTX
Escondido CA — City Council Keeps ICE Firing Range Contract Despite Massive Public OppositionSan DiegoCA
FCI Dublin (Alameda County) — Unanimous Opposition to ICE Conversion of Scandal-Plagued PrisonAlamedaCA
Flathead County MT — Community calls to end 287(g) agreement; sheriff refusesFlatheadMT
Franklin County AR — Fight over 3,000-bed mega-prison / possible ICE facilityFranklinAR
Franklin County OH — 20 ICE arrests inside courthouse, sheriff handed 50 to ICE in H1 2025FranklinOH
Franklin County VT — Pleasant Valley Farm raid (8 workers), largest VT immigration action, 3 deportedFranklinVT
Freeborn MN — ACLU Wins First 287(g) Injunction in MinnesotaFreebornMN
Gallatin County MT — County attorney refuses ICE records access, AG threatens actionGallatinMT
Garza County TX — State of Texas preempts CoreCivic bid, converts Dalby to state prisonGarzaTX
Geauga County OH — ACLU sues to force release of secret ICE contractGeaugaOH
Greensboro NC — Preemptive Zoning Defense Against ICE Detention at American Hebrew AcademyGuilfordNC
Guam — AG Moylan's 287(g) deputization and 'Deport Air' drive targeting Chuukese/COFA migrantsGuamGU
Hamilton County TN — 287(g) partnership active, but sheriff refused ICE bed request; 100+ protestHamiltonTN
Hancock MS — IGSA Facility and the Makoka Brothers School Bus ArrestHancockMS
Hanover VA — Warehouse Owners Terminated Deal with ICEHanoverVA
Harris County TX — Houston ICE Cooperation Ordinance Gutted Under State PressureHarrisTX
Hennepin MN — Sheriff Witt Refuses ICE Deal Despite Federal PressureHennepinMN
Hernando County FL — Full-Stack 287(g) Cooperation, State-Funded, No Local ResistanceHernandoFL
Hidalgo County TX — McAllen ICE Warehouse Facility PushbackHidalgoTX
Honolulu HI — Federal Detention Center Habeas CampaignHonoluluHI
Howard County MD — Stealth ICE Facility Blocked After Community DiscoveryHowardMD
Illinois Statewide — HB 5024 Federal Detention Location BanStatewideIL
Itasca MN — Sheriff Signed 287(g) Without Board Approval; Agreement Treated as Null and Void After AG Ellison OpinionItascaMN
Jackson County OR — DEA Cannabis Raids Used as ICE Pretext, 17 Workers DetainedJackson CountyOR
Jackson MN — Sheriff's 287(g) (Warrant Service + Jail Enforcement) Treated as Null Following AG Ellison Opinion; Cited Alongside Cass & Itasca as Regional Nullification ModelJacksonMN
Jones County, TX — Bluebonnet used as Alien Enemies Act venue-shopping site, blocked by SCOTUSJones CountyTX
Kandiyohi MN — Board Chairman Criticizes ICE 'Cowboys', 22-Year IGSA ContestedKandiyohiMN
Kane County IL — Operation Midway Blitz, Courthouse Arrests, and Municipal PushbackKane CountyIL
Kansas City MO — Platform Ventures Warehouse Deal Blocked by Community PressureJacksonMO
Karnes County, TX — Flores Settlement litigation over family detention conditionsKarnesTX
Kauaʻi HI — 44 arrested in multi-agency raids on cleaning-contractor workforce housingKauaiHI
Kenai Peninsula AK — Soldotna family arrest (mother + 3 children), rapid deportation, legislative investigationKenai Peninsula BoroughAK
Kent County MI — ICE Office Expansion and Sanctuary Policy FightKentMI
Kenton County KY — Sustained resident campaign to terminate ICE detention agreementKentonKY
Kentucky — HB47 and SB86 would mandate all police agencies enter 287(g) agreementsStatewideKY
Kern County CA — CoreCivic California City: Conditions Lawsuit and InjunctionKernCA
Kern County CA — GEO Group Central Valley Annex Opens Without PermitsKernCA
King County WA — Seattle, 7 Jurisdictions Ban New ICE Detention Centers (2026)KingWA
Klamath County OR — ICE Felony Arrest in Klamath Falls, Sheriff Silent on PolicyKlamath CountyOR
Lake County IN — Merrillville opposes proposed ICE warehouse, owner declines to sellLakeIN
Lane County OR — Sheriff's Office ICE Backdoor Cooperation at County JailLane CountyOR
Laramie County WY — ACLU, church and barbershop sue Sheriff Kozak to void 287(g) agreements (May 2026)LaramieWY
Laurel County KY — Harlan DEA restaurant raid funnels detainees through London jail to Northern KYLaurelKY
Leavenworth KS — CoreCivic Zoning Fight (Lost 4-1)LeavenworthKS
Lewis and Clark County MT — Helena sanctuary city resolution passed then rescinded under AG threatLewis and ClarkMT
Los Angeles County CA — Vasquez Perdomo v. Noem: Class Action Challenging Racial Profiling RaidsLos AngelesCA
Loudoun County VA — Sheriff Chapman's 287(g) Deal vs. SB 783 SqueezeLoudounVA
Mahoning County OH — Community opposition to ICE jail and deportation hubMahoningOH
Maine — DOJ Sues Over Refusal to Issue Confidential License Plates to ICE/CBP (May 2026)CumberlandME
Manatee County FL — DHS's 287(g) Showcase Sheriff, and the Withdrawn Nonprofit Immigration-Check MeasureManateeFL
Maricopa County AZ — Arizona AG Sues to Block GardaWorld $313M ICE Warehouse Conversion in SurpriseMaricopaAZ
Marion County IN — 8,500-Bed Mega-Facility Proposed, Jail at CapacityMarionIN
Marshall County MS — Byhalia 8,500-bed mega warehouse blocked by Wicker/NoemMarshallMS
Massachusetts Statewide — Sanctuary state vs. federal enforcement escalationStatewideMA
Merrimack NH — ICE Processing Center Scrapped But DHS Won't Rule Out NHHillsboroughNH
Miami-Dade FL — Alligator Alcatraz Everglades Detention FightMiami-DadeFL
Mille Lacs County MN — Sheriff Signed 287(g) Unilaterally; Defies AG Opinion; Tribal Sovereignty AssertedMille LacsMN
Milwaukee County WI — Courthouse ICE Arrests and the Hannah Dugan ProsecutionMilwaukeeWI
Monterey County CA — Opposition to Proposed Federal Detention Center Near GilroyMontereyCA
Muscatine County IA — ICE contract gag clause vs. public records transparencyMuscatine CountyIA
Nassau County NY — 287(g) expansion, ICE detainee death in jailNassauNY
Nassau NY — First NY State 287(g) Lawsuit: CARECEN et al. v. RyderNassauNY
Nevada — Jacobo-Ramirez v. Noem: federal court vacates ICE mandatory-detention policy, restores bond hearingsClarkNV
New Castle County, DE — Daedalus Deportation-Flight Contractor Lease at Wilmington AirportNew CastleDE
New Hampshire County Jails — Rockingham & Hillsborough Reject ICE Bed Deals (2026)Multiple (Rockingham, Hillsborough)NH
New Hampshire Towns — Town Meeting Votes Against 287(g) ParticipationMultiple (Coos, Carroll, Cheshire)NH
New York NY — 26 Federal Plaza: Secret Detention Floors and Inhumane ConditionsNew YorkNY
New York Statewide — Class Action: Warrantless ICE Arrests and Racial Profiling of Latino New YorkersStatewideNY
New York Statewide — Local Cops, Local Crimes Act: 287(g) ban and detention agreement prohibitionStatewideNY
Newark NJ — City vs. GEO Group/ICE Over Delaney Hall Permits and ConditionsEssexNJ
Niagara County NY — Sheriff signs 287(g), then pulls back on ICE partnershipNiagaraNY
North Dakota — DHS falsely labels 7 counties as sanctuary jurisdictionsMultiple (Billings, Golden Valley, Grant, Morton, Ramsey, Sioux, Slope)ND
Nye County NV — Terminated ICE contract over audit failures and funding gapNyeNV
Oklahoma City OK — 416K SF Warehouse Proposal Blocked by Property OwnerOklahomaOK
Oklahoma County OK — $835M New Jail, $635M Funding Gap, Jail Trust Dissolved Amid ICE Enforcement SurgeOklahomaOK
Oldham County KY — AG rules jail violated Open Records Act on ICE contract disclosureOldhamKY
Oneida County NY — Camden police chief signed 287(g) after ICE took restaurant ownerOneidaNY
Orange County FL — Commission Exits IGSA, State Law Forces Continued HoldsOrangeFL
Orange County FL — Orlando fights proposed ~1,500-bed ICE warehouse (Beachline Logistics Center)OrangeFL
Orange County NY — Community opposition kills Chester warehouse (for now)OrangeNY
Orleans Parish — Sheriff Hutson vs. ICE (Sanctuary Policy Legal Battle)OrleansLA
Otero County NM — AG Supreme Court Challenge to ICE/MTC ContractOteroNM
Otero County NM — Five-Year ICE Extension in Defiance of HB9OteroNM
Palm Beach County FL — 'Belly of the Beast' Immigration Enforcement and Community ResistancePalm BeachFL
Philadelphia PA — City Council Passes 'ICE Out' Legislative PackagePhiladelphiaPA
Pierce County WA — Council Passes 6-Month Moratorium on Detention Facilities (5-2 Vote)PierceWA
Pima County AZ — Multi-Level Opposition to Marana ICE Detention FacilityPimaAZ
Pima County AZ — Sheriff Nanos Caught Lying About ICE/Border Patrol CooperationPimaAZ
Pinal County AZ — County Attorney Signs Rogue 287(g), Board Declares It IllegalPinalAZ
Pine Ridge SD — Oglala Sioux Tribe Banishes ICE and Border PatrolOglala LakotaSD
Providence RI — ICE Courthouse Arrest of High School Intern Sparks LegislationProvidenceRI
Red Willow County NE — Local and legal opposition to Cornhusker Clink conversionRed WillowNE
Romulus MI — State AG and City Sue to Block ICE Warehouse Near SchoolsWayneMI
Roxbury NJ — Governor, AG, and Township Sue to Block ICE Processing CenterMorrisNJ
Sacramento CA — State Capital Sanctuary City vs. Federal ICE EscalationSacramentoCA
Saipan / CNMI — the CW-1 worker cliff and the single Susupe jail as the territory's ICE chokepointSaipan MunicipalityMP
Salt Lake City UT — Protests, Water Restrictions, and Mayor Opposition to 10,000-Bed Mega CenterSalt LakeUT
San Diego County CA — County Sues ICE Over Blocked Otay Mesa Health Inspection (and Multi-Front Sanctuary-vs-Federal Conflict)San DiegoCA
Santa Barbara County CA — Board bans ICE from county property, blocked on detention siting; jail-transfer undercounting scandalSanta BarbaraCA
Schuylkill County PA — Tremont Township Warehouse (7,500 beds) Blocked by DEPSchuylkillPA
Shakopee MN — Warehouse Owner Declined ICE DealScottMN
Shakopee MN — Warehouse Owner Pulls Out After Community MobilizationScottMN
Shelby County TN — Memphis Safe Task Force, state of emergency, National Guard deploymentShelbyTN
Sherburne MN — Largest MN ICE Detention Site Adds 287(g) JEM as Board HesitatesSherburneMN
Sioux, Banner & Brown Counties NE — 287(g) task-force expansion in the Panhandle (and one reversal)SiouxNE
Social Circle GA — City Locked the Water Meter to Block 10,000-Bed Mega CenterWaltonGA
Springdale AR — Diverse boomtown resists ICE cooperation despite state mandateWashingtonAR
Springfield MO — Miles Young Killing Drives Mandatory 287(g) Push, Community DividedGreeneMO
St. Charles County MO — Council Unanimously Approves 287(g) Task Force Agreement Over Community ObjectionSt. CharlesMO
St. Louis City MO — Aldermen Pass 5-Year Ban on Non-Municipal Detention CentersSt. Louis cityMO
Steuben County NY — Dual 287(g) + U.S. Marshals contract, community pushbackSteubenNY
Strafford County NH — Democrats Push to Restrict ICE Jail ContractStraffordNH
Surprise AZ — City Passed 5-Year Ban on Detention Facilities (Unenforceable Due to Federal Preemption)MaricopaAZ
Sussex County, DE — Poultry-Belt Street Arrests and the Hollowing of GeorgetownSussexDE
Tarrant County TX — Commissioners expand ICE partnership under SB8 mandate despite 98% public oppositionTarrant CountyTX
Torrance & Cibola NM — Counties Exit, CoreCivic Goes Direct-FederalTorrance & CibolaNM
Uinta County WY — CoreCivic 1,000-bed ICE facility defeated by community opposition (2017-2020), but county jail now holds ICE detaineesUintaWY
Ulster County NY — Sanctuary county at the doorstep of ICE's Hudson Valley expansionUlsterNY
Utah County UT — Commission Overrides Unanimous Public Opposition for 287(g)UtahUT
Warren County TN — ICE unmarked-vehicle sweep in McMinnville detains six (May 2026)WarrenTN
Washington County MD — First NEPA Preliminary Injunction Against ICE Warehouse Conversion (Hagerstown/Williamsport)WashingtonMD
Washington DC — Federalization, MPD-ICE Cooperation, and the Warrantless-Arrest FightDistrict of ColumbiaDC
Waukesha County WI — 287(g) Regional Leader (Dual-Model Agreement)WaukeshaWI
West Virginia Statewide — Operation County Roads, Constitutional Violations, Jail System SuspensionStatewideWV
Whatcom County, WA — Council Votes 5-2 for One-Year Moratorium on Immigration Detention CentersWhatcomWA
Wheeler County NE — First task force 287(g) in Nebraska, 800-person county on highway corridorWheelerNE
Williamson County TX — T. Don Hutto Detention Center (CoreCivic) FightWilliamsonTX
Wilson County TN — Republican revolt kills 16,000-bed ICE mega center in LebanonWilsonTN
Woodbury MN — County Board and Owner Reject ICE Warehouse UnanimouslyWashingtonMN
Wyandotte County KS — Two-Year ICE Detention MoratoriumWyandotteKS