News Brief: NYT Rushes to Defend "Reformed" Police Depts From Liberal Anti-ICE Backlash

In this New Brief, we detail how the New York Times, Atlantic, and others are using the specter of ICE's extreme violence and kidnappings to create a narrative of successful post-George Floyd police reform that has no basis in reality.

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Show Notes

US media rushes to defend police departments from liberal backlash against ICE

Adam Johnson | February 6, 2026 | The Real News Network

At Least 50 Arrested After Protests Escalate Outside Minnesota Federal Building

Bernard Mokam | February 7, 2026 | The New York Times

50 people arrested hours after hundreds gathered for another anti-ICE protest in DTLA

February 2, 2026 | KABC

ICE not only looks and acts like a paramilitary force – it is one, and that makes it harder to curb

Erica De Bruin | January 28, 2026 | The Conversation

In response to the Renee Good killing, Dems propose ICE reforms that would have done nothing to prevent the Renee Good killing

Adam Johnson | January 22, 2026 | The Real News Network

The Police Can’t and Won’t Protect Us From ICE

Mike Pappas and Emma Lee | January 19, 2026 | Left Voice

What Happens if Federal Agents and Local Officers Stop Getting Along?

Shaila Dewan and Chris Hippensteel | January 10, 2026 | The New York Times

New ICE arrest data show the power of state and local governments to curtail mass deportations

Jacob Kang-Brown and Brian Nam-Sonenstein | December 11, 2025 | Prison Policy Initiative

ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants

Faiza Patel and Matthew Ruppert | November 21, 2025 | Brennan Center for Justice

Chicago’s Top Cop Refutes Claims His Officers Didn’t Respond to Calls for Service From Federal Agents

Matt Masterson | October 6, 2025 | WTTW

Did LAPD cooperate with immigration agents when responding to ICE protests?

Frank Stoltze | June 11, 2025 | LAist

Here’s Every Local Police Agency Enforcing for ICE

Mohamed Al Elew and Wendy Fry | April 16, 2025 | The Markup

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Credits

Senior Producer: Florence Barrau-Adams

Producer: Julianne Tveten

Production Assistant: Trendel Lightburn

Newsletter: Marco Cartolano

Music: Grandaddy

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