ICE wants to build a shadow deportation network in Texas
PLUS: Federal Workers Are Barely Making It Through the Government Shutdown, and more. View in browser | Your newsletter preferences 10.31.25 SUBSCRIBE FOR UNLIMITED ACCESS POLITICS Federal Workers Are Barely Making It Through the Government Shutdown BY VITTORIA ELLIOTT AND MAKENA KELLY | 5-MINUTE READ The US government shut down 30 days ago. WIRED spoke with more than a dozen federal workers who have struggled to pay bills, worked side gigs, and relied on free food programs to get by. SECURITY ICE Wants to Build a Shadow Deportation Network in Texas BY DELL CAMERON | 3-MINUTE READ A new ICE proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine. POLITICS No, SNAP Benefits Aren't Mostly Used by Immigrants BY DAVID GILBERT | 3-MINUTE READ SNAP benefits are set to run out on Saturday. Far-right influencers and extr...