The tyranny of uncertainty

By: Bruce Botelho

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: September 22, 2026

Words: 985

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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The ICE dragnets that dominated headlines earlier this year and led to the deaths of two United States citizens and several immigrant victims in communities around the country may now attract less attention. But the machinery of detention and deportation continues to hum along—perhaps more quietly, but no less relentlessly.

According to Homeland Security records, in July alone 50,208 immigrants were arrested and 65,000 were in detention. According to the Deportation Data …

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