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DHS Office of Inspector General

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Nov 19, 2025
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How many children were actually missing during Bidens term 300,000

Public claims that “300,000 children went missing under Biden” trace to a DHS Office of Inspector General audit and political statements but lack the simple meaning of “missing” — the OIG report talli...

Oct 2, 2025
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How many ICE agents have been charged with misconduct or civil rights abuses in the past 5 years?

All provided documents report specific incidents, advocacy actions, or policy debates involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) but of ICE agents charged with misconduct or civil rights...

Nov 16, 2025
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how many children have gone missing at the borders

Available reporting shows widely varying figures and heavy debate about what “missing” means: a March 2025 DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) review and subsequent coverage has produced numbers cit...

Nov 4, 2025

What are the procedures for filing a complaint against ICE agents?

To file a complaint against ICE agents, use ICE’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) — by phone at 833-4ICE-OPR (833-442-3677), email at ICEOPRIntake@ice.dhs.gov, or the OPR “File a Complaint...

Dec 19, 2025

How many children in cps custody “lost” during biden vs trump

There is no credible, single tally that shows how many children in "CPS custody" were “lost” under either President Biden or President Trump; the debate has centered on unaccompanied migrant children ...

Dec 14, 2025

What should I do if an ICE agent demands my phone passcode during an arrest?

You have no single, clear rulebook in the sources about whether you must give an ICE agent your phone passcode during an arrest; practices and tools to extract phone data are widespread and contested ...

Dec 9, 2025

Is dhs missing children 2025

A March 2025 DHS Office of Inspector General review and follow-up reporting found large gaps in the federal government’s ability to track unaccompanied migrant children after release to sponsors — fig...

Nov 19, 2025

What is the process for reporting ICE abuse of power and what are the consequences for officers found guilty?

There are multiple official channels to report alleged ICE misconduct: internal tips and complaint lines, the DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) hotline, and program-specific mechanisms such as ICE...

Jan 12, 2026

What have DHS inspector general and congressional investigations found about the outcomes of ICE’s accelerated training and deployment?

DHS and ICE report a historic, rapid expansion—12,000 hires in under a year and more than doubling ICE’s workforce—claiming accelerated deployments and maintained training standards . Independent over...

Nov 7, 2025

ICE officer shoots innocent man

A single, simple claim—“ICE officer shoots innocent man”—cannot be validated across the available reports: incidents involving federal immigration officers in 2025 include shootings with contested cir...

Jan 17, 2026

What internal ICE or DHS oversight reports (ODO, OIG) from 2009–2016 address use-of-force incidents and are available via FOIA?

A focused set of DHS oversight products from 2009–2016 that address use-of-force in ICE custody can be obtained through DHS/OIG and ICE FOIA channels, but the record is fragmented: the DHS Office of I...

Dec 16, 2025

What is the process for reporting suspected illegal detention by ICE?

If you suspect someone is being held illegally by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), available reporting shows multiple oversight and complaint channels exist inside and outside DHS — inc...

Dec 7, 2025

Has the number of missing children found by ICE changed annually over the last decade?

Available reporting shows a recent DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) review found ICE could not monitor the location or immigration status of thousands of unaccompanied alien children (UACs) and f...

Nov 27, 2025

How many children went missing during Biden's term.

Claims that "hundreds of thousands" of children went missing during President Biden’s term conflate different datasets and reporting periods; oversight reports cite figures like ~291,000 children not ...

Nov 6, 2025

Have any ICE employees been disciplined or criminally charged related to detainee deaths since 2020?

Across the provided sources, there is that ICE employees have been criminally charged in connection with detainee deaths since 2020; disciplinary outcomes are rare in the public record and, where repo...

Oct 29, 2025

How many ICE agents have been disciplined for violating immigrant rights in 2024?

Available government reports and documents reviewed do of ICE agents disciplined for violating immigrant rights in 2024. Multiple authoritative publications — ICE’s FY2024 Annual Report, Department of...

Jan 14, 2026

What community and legal steps can households take to document and challenge suspected unlawful ICE entries?

Households facing suspected unlawful entries by ICE should prioritize safety while preserving evidence: refuse entry without a judicial warrant, document the encounter carefully, and contact legal and...

Jan 13, 2026

What has the DHS Inspector General concluded about ICE hiring and training speedups in 2025–2026?

The DHS Office of Inspector General has opened oversight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s rapid 2025 hiring and training push but has not released a public report that reaches final conclusion...

Jan 11, 2026

What oversight mechanisms exist for ICE use-of-force complaints and how often do they lead to discipline?

Federal oversight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) use-of-force complaints is a fragmented mix of internal policies, departmental review offices and independent DHS oversight units, but pu...

Dec 5, 2025

How have advocacy groups, lawmakers, and the DHS inspector general responded to reports of the incident?

Available sources show multiple DHS OIG pages and DHS policy documents but do not include specific reporting about “the incident” referenced by your query; therefore this piece summarizes how the DHS ...