contested — Delaware enacted HB 182 in July 2025 banning 287(g) agreements after the town of Camden secretly signed one. In 2026, the legislature is advancing HB 151 to bar state funds from private detention facilities and a separate bill banning civil courthouse arrests. On the opposing front, a federal judge ordered DE's Labor Department to turn over confidential wage records to ICE investigators in April 2026 — the state is appealing that ruling. The multi-front fight makes Delaware one of the most active mid-Atlantic battlegrounds.

contested — The bistate Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) is weighing a lease of Wilmington Airport hangar space to Daedalus Aviation, a contractor that earned ~$140M selling planes to DHS for ICE deportations (an affiliated firm holds a ~$1B deportation-support contract). All 15 Delaware Senate Democrats signed a letter opposing it; the Delaware Stop Avelo Coalition and DSA pressed Govs. Meyer (DE) and Sherrill (NJ) to veto. DRBA claimed federal law forces approval; a key DRBA meeting was set for Feb 18, 2026. Meyer floated conditional approval only for VIP transports, not deportation flights. Outcome pending as of May 2026.

contested — Sussex County, Delaware's poultry-processing belt, became the state's ICE enforcement epicenter in 2025-2026. Statewide arrests rose from 220 (2024) to 687 (2025) and street arrests from 24 to 371; Sussex bore much of it via convenience-store stakeouts and traffic stops in Georgetown, Millsboro, Laurel, Seaford, and Ocean View. Georgetown — roughly half immigrant — visibly emptied as residents stayed home and kept kids from school. Laurel Police were found to have shared a list of Haitian residents' addresses with the FBI (Jan 2025). Mutual-aid group Sussex Help organized to support ~132 families (184 children). Detainees are transferred out of state to Pennsylvania facilities.