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Dec 5, 2025
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How much of the U.S. southern border wall is completed as of December 2025?

As of the most recent reporting in these sources, the United States has an established baseline of several hundred miles of barrier built before 2025 and multiple new projects initiated since January ...

Nov 27, 2025
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How many illegals were allowed in during trumps first term

Available sources do not provide a single, definitive tally of how many people "were allowed in" during Donald Trump’s first term; reporting and government releases instead focus on enforcement action...

Jan 17, 2026
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What happened during the Jan. 17 Jake Lang march in Minneapolis—arrests, injuries, or displacement reported?

Jake Lang’s Jan. 17 “March Against Minnesota Fraud” in Minneapolis was widely anticipated, heavily policed and the subject of community alarm, but the available reporting in this packet does not docum...

Dec 16, 2025

What were the total US deportations in 2024 and 2025 compared to 2019–2023?

U.S. deportations jumped sharply in FY2024 to 271,484 removals, the highest single-year ICE total in nearly a decade and a 90.4% increase over FY2023 . Partial 2024 and 2025 tallies and multiple agenc...

Oct 27, 2025

What percentage of US prisoners are illegal immigrants according to 2024 data?

Official data do not support a single, precise national percentage of U.S. prisoners who are unauthorized (illegal) immigrants for 2024; federal reporting covers only portions of the system, and , mak...

Nov 27, 2025

Has the US-Mexico border wall been fully completed as of November 2025?

Available reporting shows the U.S.–Mexico border wall was not "fully completed" as of November 2025: federal agencies and multiple news outlets describe ongoing construction, new contracts, waivers an...

Oct 31, 2025

How do ICE uniforms differ from those of other law enforcement agencies?

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) uniforms share many design features with other law enforcement gear—distinctive agency insignia, tactical patches, and regulated dress codes—but they hav...

Jan 15, 2026

how does ice know who to arrest or detain?

ICE builds arrest and detention decisions from a mix of records, field investigations and legal authorities: fingerprint and database matches, administrative warrants and detainers, referrals from loc...

Dec 9, 2025

Which sections of the US-Mexico border wall are actively monitored and maintained as of December 2025?

As of available reporting, Customs and Border Protection’s “Smart Wall” program documents completed and under‑construction barrier mileage and says roughly 702 miles of primary and 76 miles of seconda...

Jan 13, 2026

How do ICE signing and retention bonuses compare to other federal law enforcement recruitment incentives?

ICE’s recent recruitment campaign pairs unusually large one-time signing bonuses—widely reported as up to $50,000—with expanded student-loan repayment and premium pay, and has fueled a hiring surge th...

Oct 17, 2025

How many illegal immigrants entered the us under Trump administration

Public sources provided do not supply a single, definitive count of how many *illegal immigrants entered the United States during the Trump administration*. Available documents give data that illumina...

Nov 6, 2025

reasons for ICE deporting non-criminal illegal immigrants

The available documents show ICE both prioritizes removal of people with criminal records and continues to deport substantial numbers of non‑criminal undocumented immigrants; , and reporting from 2025...

Jan 15, 2026

Can a person with a felony conviction apply for an ICE job after a certain number of years?

A blanket "yes" or "no" cannot be extracted from the available reporting: for ICE law‑enforcement agent positions most public guidance and third‑party career guides state that any felony conviction is...

Jan 15, 2026

How did ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations perform under Thomas Homan during the Obama years?

Thomas (Tom) Homan served as ICE’s executive associate director for Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) beginning in 2013, building and running the agency’s criminal‑alien removal apparatus and e...

Nov 4, 2025

What are the facts on illegal immigrants entering the US under the Biden administration? Did he "open the floodgates" and let in 20 million as many Americans believe?

The claim that President Biden "opened the floodgates" and allowed 20 million illegal immigrants into the United States is not supported by available enforcement and demographic data. Official Customs...

Dec 1, 2025

What is the current immigration status of Lucia Lopez Belloza in the United States?

Any Lucia (Any) López Belloza, a 19‑year‑old Babson College freshman, was detained at Boston Logan on November 20 and removed from the United States to Honduras within days, according to multiple news...

Oct 28, 2025

How many immigrants entered the US during Biden term and are they considered illegal?

The available data and reporting present competing tallies: officials and researchers describe , while border enforcement agencies report large numbers of attempted illegal entries concentrated in spe...

Oct 17, 2025

Did Obama actually deport more people than previous presidents or were the statistics misleading?

Barack Obama’s administration deported roughly over two terms, a figure that made him widely labeled the “deporter-in-chief,” but those totals require context about methodology, historical comparisons...

Oct 13, 2025

How much tariff revenue did the US collect in 2024?

The most consistent, contemporaneous reporting indicates the United States collected approximately , equal to about . Reporting in mid‑2025 highlights sharp month‑to‑month increases in tariff receipts...

Nov 6, 2025

Which major corporations publicly announced ending contracts or services with ICE and in what year did they act?

Major corporations have had mixed responses to calls to cut ties with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): a small number publicly ended contracts or services — most notably some consulting...