🎙️ EYES ON INTEL — SHOW NOTES: FEBRUARY 16, 2026
Date: Monday, February 16, 2026
Host: CSP
Community: www.reddit.com/r/EyesOnICE
EPISODE SUMMARY
Today we dismantle the myth of “winding down.” While official comms suggest the surge is over, the ground truth at Fort Snelling and across the nation tel different story. We track the silent expansion of the DHS deportation machine—from new vehicle fleets to an administrative subpoena dragnet hitting tech platforms like Reddit and Discord.
We roast a certain Australian commentator who learned the hard way that viral fame doesn’t grant visa immunity, and we the “Warehouse Archipelago”—ICE’s quiet conversion of industrial spaces into mass detention centers across five states.
KEY TOPICS & SOURCES
1. Fort Snelling: The Surge That Never Ended
Despite claims that operations are scaling back, new vehicles and equipment continue to arrive at the Whipple Building at Fort Snelling. The footprint is growing, not shrinking.
Source: “More new vehicles are being brought into the Whipple Building area at Fort Snelling today... the continued movement of equipment is raising fresh questions about what ‘over’ actually means.”
Citation: Protest season: Operation Metro Surge timeline in Minnesota and at the UMN (MN Daily, Feb 12, 2026)
2. The Digital Dragnet: DHS Subpoenas Tech Giants
DHS has expanded efforts to identify dissenters by issuing hundreds of administrative subpoenas to Google, Reddit, Discord, and Meta. These demands seek personal data on users who track ICE operations or criticize immigration policy—bypassing judicial oversight.
Source: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has expanded its efforts to identify Americans who oppose Immigration and Customs Enforcement... sending tech companies... hundreds of administrative subpoenas.”
3. Reddit & The Silence of Complicity
Our community reached out to Reddit Mod Support regarding actions that violate their own TOS, EU law, and civil rights. The response? Immediate deletion.
Source: “we reached out to reddit through mod support... and our post was promptly deleted make of it what you will.”
Context: Reddit Thread: Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts (r/privacy)
4. The Roast: Avi Yemini vs. The U.S. Border
Avi Yemini (the “chud from down under”) claimed he was interrogated about trespassing on Billie Eilish’s property and threatening Chinese installations. The reality? He was denied entry due to a visa issue, not an ideological purge.
Source: “They asked me if I planned to trespass on Billie Eilish’s property... They asked me if I had ever threatened to blow up Chinese government installations... They didn’t ban me from the US but they said I have to apply with a different visa next time.”
Citation: Avi Yemini US entry denied (The Guardian) / Wikipedia: Avi Yemini Visa Issues
5. Bad Bunny 2028?
Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio (Bad Bunny) on a potential presidential run: “I’m not a politician... but one thing I can promise is that I’d win easily.”
Source: “Bad Bunny on the idea of running for U.S. president: ‘Look, I’m not a politician... but one thing I can promise is that I’d win easily.’”
Citation: Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance sparks political dispute (The State News, Feb 8, 2026)
6. The Warehouse Archipelago: Detention by Industrial Design
We the known and proposed locations where industrial warehouses are being converted into mass detention facilities. This infrastructure suggests a long-term business model of indefinite detention, not just processing.
Surprise, Arizona: ICE is purchasing a warehouse near Waddell and Dysart roads for $70M to convert into a detention center. Arizona AG Kris Mayes has demanded answers from DHS regarding the lack of community notice.
Citation: Mayes considers ‘nuisance’ lawsuit to stop Arizona ICE detention facility (KJZZ, Feb 10, 2026)
Chester, New York: ICE purchased a former Pep Boys distribution center to convert into a facility, blindsiding local officia sparking bipartisan opposition. Rep. Pat Ryan submitted a petition with over 10,000 signatures opposing the plan.
Citation: ICE confirms plans for Chester detention center (Mid Hudson News, Feb 14, 2026)
Hudson, Colorado: Town officia reviewing legal options to block the reopening of the shuttered Hudson Correctional Facility as a mass detention site.
Citation: Hudson officia get legal advice on potential ICE detention center (KUNC, Feb 9, 2026)
Oakwood, Georgia: A warehouse at 3619 Atlanta Highway is set to become a 1,500-bed processing center. The City Manager confirmed they were “totally blindsided” and concerns remain about sewer capacity.
Citation: ICE plans new immigration processing center in Hall County (11Alive, Feb 10, 2026)
Kansas City, Missouri: Developers halted the sale of a south Kansas City warehouse for an ICE facility following immense public pressure and opposition from Rep. Sharice Davids.
Citation: Davids Welcomes Decision to Halt Proposed KC ICE Facility (Davids.House.Gov, Feb 12, 2026)
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