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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

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Jan 12, 2026
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How many documented US citizens have been deported in ice raids?

The best-documented, government-backed estimate is that up to 70 U.S. citizens were mistakenly deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during the five-year period 2015–2020, according to...

Jan 17, 2026
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What changes were made to ICE funding under the Trump administration's 2020 budget?

The Trump administration’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget request sought to increase resources for immigration enforcement—specifically proposing more manpower for ICE and CBP and additional funding for bord...

Jan 17, 2026
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Which U.S. agencies and programs managed Somali refugee resettlement in 2025?

In 2025, Somali refugee resettlement was managed through the traditional U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) architecture—led overseas by the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and...

Jan 15, 2026

How has the $75 billion multi-year funding package for ICE been allocated operationally across regions and detention capacity?

Congress authorized a roughly $75 billion multi‑year infusion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with reporting and legislative text consistently showing the bulk split between expanded de...

Jan 19, 2026

How do federal agencies (HHS, DHS, ICE) currently track unaccompanied migrant children and what reforms have been proposed since the 2023 audits?

A 2024–2025 series of DHS and HHS oversight products found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lacks a reliable, end‑to‑end system to locate and monitor unaccompanied alien children (UACs) ...

Jan 19, 2026

Proud boys on ICE

Claims that Proud Boys figures are embedded in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) surged after an alleged Department of Homeland Security (DHS) data leak, but multiple independent fact-checks s...

Jan 17, 2026

Common mistakes by ICE leading to wrongful detention of citizens

Wrongful detention of U.S. citizens by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has recurred in recent years because of systemic errors: weak identity and citizenship-verification practices, incomple...

Jan 12, 2026

How did the Secure Communities program function and what role did it play in ICE referrals during 2009–2014?

Secure Communities was an automated biometrics-sharing program that routed fingerprints taken at local jails through the FBI to DHS databases so Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could identif...

Nov 8, 2025

What federal immigration policies in 2024–2025 affect unaccompanied immigrant children in foster care?

Federal policies enacted or announced in 2024–2025 reshape how the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) manages unaccompanied immigrant children (UACs) by tightening information-sharing with law enfor...

Nov 2, 2025

What role does ICE play in deporting Mexican immigrants?

Ice’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the principal federal agency overseeing interior removals and plays a central operational role in deporting Mexican nationals through its Enforcement...