6. U.S. Press Freedom Tracker. “Journalists Detained or Injured During Immigration Enforcement Operations.” 2025–2026. Documentation of reporter arrests and crowd-control incidents during federal operations.
7. Los Angeles Times. “Citizens and Attorneys Detained During Immigration Sweeps Raise Civil Liberties Concerns.” 2026. Investigative reporting on wrongful or disputed detentions during federal enforcement activity.
8. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Annual Report and Congressional Budget Justifications, 2003–2026. Official staffing levels, detention capacity data, and operational expansion statistics.
9. Congressional Research Service. “Homeland Security and Domestic Enforcement Growth After September 11.” 2024. Historical analysis of post-9/11 domestic security expansion for comparative context.