CIRCLE WITH A DOT

National ICE detention numbers are down, but the population at Denver Contract Detention Facility, CO has been running high at 1,447 since the start of the year. See my recent post on this facility and others: https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/behind-the-national-dip-many-ice

BREAKING: Seventh Immigrant Dies in ICE Custody This Year

Seventh Immigrant Dies in ICE Custody This Year

Lorth Sim, a Cambodian national, died in ICE custody on Monday according to an announcement sent to Congress today, marking the seventh detained death of 2026 and nearly the 40th since Trump took office.

(austinkocher.substack.com)

The SAVE America Act mandates documentary proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections. The problem: the Constitution assigns voter qualifications to the states, and the Supreme Court has said Congress cannot set them.

Citizenship voting requirement in SAVE America Act has no basis in the Constitution – and ignores precedent that only states decide who gets to vote

The House has passed a bill to require proof of citizenship for voting. Although it likely won’t become law, the bill raises constitutional questions.

The Conversation (theconversation.com)

A new ICE detention center planned for Social Circle, GA would hold up to 10,000 people—more than twice the town’s population. Nearly 40% of recent ICE arrests had no criminal record. Residents across political lines are pushing back.

New ICE detention center in Georgia sparks outcry in Social Circle

Plans for a 10,000-bed ICE detention center near an elementary school have united Social Circle residents in opposition, raising concerns about overcrowding, a lack of local infrastructure, and the detention of non-criminal immigrants.

(www.cbsnews.com)