Here & Now Anytime The future of ICE funding and reform
Feb 2, 2026
Eleanor (Elinor) Harrison, a dance lecturer and movement researcher who studies singing’s health effects. Caroline Haskins, Wired investigative reporter on tech and surveillance. John Sandweg, former acting ICE director and DHS lawyer offering legal perspective. They discuss DHS funding standoffs, ICE’s use of facial recognition, phone forensics and drones, legal debates over warrants, and singing’s surprising benefits for health and Parkinson’s.
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Questionable Use Of Administrative Warrants
- John Sandweg argues administrative warrants for home entry lack probable-cause specificity required by the Fourth Amendment.
- He predicts courts may find warrantless entries unlawful and stresses need for transparency in ICE operations.
Parole Cancellations Drive Detentions
- Sandweg explains many asylum seekers are in deportation proceedings but wait long periods for court dates due to overwhelmed courts.
- He highlights the administration's tactic of canceling paroles to treat paroled people as undocumented and detain them without bail, which courts often find unlawful.
Mandate Real-Time ICE Transparency
- Sandweg recommends Congress mandate real-time transparency about who ICE arrests and why.
- He urges publication of arrest data, criminal history, immigration status, and targeting rationale to enable oversight.