Daily Immigration News Clips – February 17, 2026

National

The New Republic ICE Chief Admits Agents Seem to Have Lied About Why They Shot Someone
By Malcolm Ferguson

Stateline As Trump administration pushes for more detentions, immigrants’ options for parole shrink
By Tim Henderson

NBC News Agreements that allow local police to work with ICE skyrocket
By Julia Ainsley

Scripps News ICE contracts fuel revenue surge for owners of for-profit immigration detention centers
By Patrick Terpstra

Notus Immigration Reform Remains the Senate’s White Whale
By Ursula Perano

NBC News Trump's DHS has shot 13 people during immigration enforcement operations since September. Here's what to know.
By Jon Schuppe & Erik Ortiz

The Bulwark The Kids Aren’t Alright in Dilley
By Adrian Carrasquillo

Sun Sentinel Winning a deportation case restored my faith | Opinion
By Andre Mckenney

Local

Politico In South Texas, the GOP immigration hard line is now political kryptonite
By Samuel Benson & Liz Crampton

Notus Homan Said They Were ‘Criminals.’ Minnesota Detainees Tell a Different Story.
By Jose Pagliery

CBS News Maryland advocates rally in Annapolis for bills protecting immigrant families from ICE
By Adam Thompson & Tara Lynch

Spectrum News 1 Teen daughter of Chicago man detained in immigration case dies from rare cancer
By Associated Press Chicago