Documentary short

America’s ICE Towns

2026 Emmy nominee — Outstanding Social Issue Coverage

Small towns are at the center of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign, spearheaded by ICE. In one rural New Mexico county, officials are grappling with what it means to be an ICE town.

Documentary short / 21 min

Published by
Producer
Kayla Shea
Executive Producers
Alex Gittleson, Tre Shallowhorn, Regina Dellea
Managing Editor
David E. Rovella
Creative Director
Rubab Shakir
Original Reporting
Rachel Adams-Heard, Fola Akinmibi
Director of Photography
Andrew Kirschenbaum, David Dominguez, David Estrada
Editor
Julie Snider
Sound Designer and Composer
Jonathan Warman
Camera Operator
Emily Kinskey, Ryan Cavatano, Oussama Ghaiti, Carlos de Varona
Drone Operator
Corey Leavitt
Camera Assistants
Celso Lagos, Hermes Abreu
Gaffers
Andrew Brown, Troy Vetri
Sound Recordists
Dave Renner, Carlo Herrchen
Production Assistants
Isaac Smith, Rainier Harris
Post Producer
Julianne Wilkinson
Additional Editor
Daniel Kim
Assistant Editor
Nancy Melchert
Media Manager
Rosalie Rodriguez
Motion Graphic Designer
Caresse Haaser
Colorist
Patrick Woodward
Additional Music
APM
Additional Images
Torrance County Commission, Carol Barrios, Brian Kanof
For Bloomberg News
Flynn McRoberts, Michael McDonald, Aeriel Brown, Elena Mejia
All work