As of October 1, 2025, ICE has signed 1,036 memorandums of agreement for state and local cooperation in 40 states, including New York, under its 287 (g) program. Police surveillance is merging with federal surveillance more than ever before. And the technology is advancing faster than regulators, the media, and the general public can keep track of.

These are merely the latest examples of the mounting pressure on the American political system. A recent New York Times/Siena poll found that 64% of Americans think the country is too politically divided to solve the nation’s problems. The same poll showed that only 42% of Americans held that position in 2020.