ICE enforcement in New Hampshire
Advocates argue Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in New Hampshire communities undermines local sovereignty and endangers residents, noting nationwide deaths in ICE detention and warrantless home entries. The issue was highlighted as a failure of state protection during the 2026 session and is expected to remain politically charged through the elections.
What should New Hampshire’s policy be toward ICE operations in the state?
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Sources
New Hampshire Center for Justice & Equity — https://nhcje.org/blog/our-reflection-on-the-2026-nh-legislative-session
The presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in New Hampshire communities not only violates our local sovereignty, but it also puts Granite Staters directly in harm’s way. Since the beginning of 2025, more than 50 people have died in ICE detention across the country, and the agency is increasingly picking up people who have no criminal records. ICE is also notorious for entering people’s homes without a judicial warrant.
Positions on this issue · liberal → conservative
- Actively limit ICE cooperation and pass strong state privacy and sanctuary-style protections
- Require judicial warrants and reduce voluntary local assistance to ICE
- Maintain current levels of cooperation without new state restrictions or mandates
- Increase state and local cooperation with ICE on enforcement priorities
- Fully align state and local agencies to assist ICE arrests, detention, and removals