An ICE deportation mission has spiraled into a humanitarian and security crisis overseas. Trapped in brutal conditions, agents and migrants alike face heat, disease, and looming threats.

The order is “blatantly racist, and rooted in unfounded fear and political posturing,” said Molly Gray, executive director of the Afghan Alliance in Burlington, in a statement this week.

Abrego Garcia faces criminal charges for allegedly transporting migrants without legal status around the country, according ...