Weekly Brief Dec. 22: Courts uphold extended National Guard deployments in D.C. and Memphis as ICE raids surge in Ohio and Minnesota
NOTABLE INCIDENTS
- ICE launched “Operation Buckeye”, targeting immigrants in Columbus and throughout the state of Ohio. (DHS, 16 Dec. 2025).
- Immigration agents and protesters face off in frigid Minnesota, following a recent surge of ICE raids in the state, targeting immigrants from Somalia (The Seattle Times, 17 Dec. 2025).
- A federal jury finds Milwaukee judge guilty of obstructing immigration agents (NPR, 18 Dec. 2025).
- A Bulgarian citizen died in custody of ICE while held at a West Michigan facility, prompting demands from Congresswomen in Illinois and Michigan to open an investigation into the circumstances of the death. (CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025).
- Dozens of people gathered in below freezing temperatures Friday night, Dec. 19, to protest U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement officials’ presence in Columbus. (The Columbus Dispatch, 20 Dec. 2025).
LEGISLATIVE / POLICY MOVEMENT
- Federal judge orders Trump’s National Guard deployment in Los Angeles to end (CNN, 10 Dec. 2025).
- U.S. appeals court allows National Guard troops to remain in Washington D.C. (NPR, 17 Dec. 2025).
- Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration policies limiting lawmakers’ access to ICE facilities (AP News, 17 Dec. 2025).
- TN appeals court sets date in March for arguments over National Guard deployment in Memphis, TN (ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025).
