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How ICE Lost Its Guardrails

Caitlin Dickerson · 9 Jan 2026

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  1. The changes at DHS are part of a government-wide push by the administration away from transparency and accountability.
  2. All the while, the president, his top advisers, and his public-affairs offices have pumped out rhetoric and imagery that celebrates the merciless, military-style pursuit of deportations. The overall message to employees, including those who carry weapons, is that anything goes.

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