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PBS member station in San Diego

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Nov 14, 2025
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how many illegal immigeants did Biden deport

Available reporting shows the Biden administration oversaw roughly 4.4–4.6 million “repatriations,” removals, expulsions and returns across its term (combining expulsions and other returns), and ICE r...

Nov 15, 2025
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How many people were deported under Biden

Available reporting measures “deportations” in multiple ways—ICE “removals,” CBP expulsions/returns, and voluntary self-deports—so a single presidential total is not straightforward. Migration Policy ...

Dec 9, 2025
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Biden’s total deportations compared tonTrumps total deportations

Data from think tanks and news organizations show competing pictures: Biden-era enforcement produced very high totals — the Migration Policy Institute reports the Biden administration was on pace to m...

Jan 27, 2026

How many children were separated from their parents during the Biden administration

There is no single, authoritative tally of that began during the administration; federal reporting has focused on reunifying children split under prior administrations while independent researchers an...

Jan 31, 2026

How have El Cajon local media and community groups reacted to Mayor Wells' statements about migrants?

Local news outlets have tracked ’ outspoken warnings about migrants and the city’s response, often highlighting his claims that migrants strain ’s resources while simultaneously reporting strong pushb...

Dec 19, 2025

doge savings

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) publicly claimed large, headline-grabbing savings—figures that ranged from tens to hundreds of billions on its online “wall of receipts”—but multiple ind...

Nov 14, 2025

how many illegals did biden deport

Public reporting shows the Biden administration oversaw millions of "repatriations" — a combined count of deportations, expulsions and other removals — with Migration Policy noting "nearly 4.4 million...

Jan 30, 2026

How are ICE signing bonuses structured and what service commitments are required?

is publicly advertising signing and retention incentives that can total “,” but the way that money is delivered and the commitments required are not uniform: some announcements and reporting describe ...

Jan 13, 2026

What percentage of migrants did not have a criminal record that ICE detained in 2025

Multiple independent analyses of 2025 ICE data show that roughly seven out of ten people held in ICE custody had no criminal conviction; Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) reports 73.6%...

Nov 21, 2025

What penalties or fines apply for violating California booster seat requirements in 2025?

California’s legislature recently changed booster-seat rules: current age/height requirements (booster until age 8 or 4′9″) remain, but beginning in 2027 children ages 8–16 must meet a five‑step “seat...

Jan 18, 2026

What public datasets break down ICE detainees by immigration legal status and criminal history?

Three classes of public datasets can be used to break down ICE detainees by immigration legal status and criminal history: ICE’s own published statistics and bi‑weekly detention releases, administrati...

Dec 17, 2025

What responses have organizations or lawmakers made regarding calls to discipline or sanction Charlie Kirk?

After Charlie Kirk’s assassination, senior Republicans and administration officials urged employers and platforms to punish people who celebrated or mocked his death, and dozens to hundreds of employe...

Nov 30, 2025

What is the annual breakdown of ICE detention by immigration status (citizen, lawful permanent resident, undocumented)?

ICE’s public dashboards and independent trackers show tens of thousands in detention in 2024–2025, with multiple analyses concluding that a large plurality — and in some snapshots a majority — of peop...

Nov 25, 2025

What percentage of registered voters voted in last local election in San Diego CA

Available sources identify the November 4, 2025 San Diego County special election as the most recent local contest in the search results, note that over 2 million ballots were mailed to registered vot...

Nov 19, 2025

What is the current market value of Dr Oz's iherb stock?

Dr. Mehmet Oz’s disclosed ownership in iHerb appears in government filings as a range: vested restricted stock units worth between $5 million and $25 million, which multiple outlets cite from his Offi...

Nov 16, 2025

How many illegals were deported by Biden

Counting deportations under President Biden depends on definitions and datasets: Migration Policy reports the Biden administration oversaw nearly 4.4 million "repatriations" (a combined total of depor...

Nov 16, 2025

What are the fines for violating the booster seat law in California 2025?

California’s new booster-seat-related law (a watered-down version of AB 435 signed by Gov. Newsom) keeps the core booster rules for children under 8 and, beginning in 2027, adds a five‑step seat‑belt ...

Nov 15, 2025

What internal investigations or disciplinary actions has ICE taken when agents were linked to extremist affiliations?

Available reporting in the provided sources documents agency mechanisms for investigating employee misconduct (ICE’s Office of Professional Responsibility) but contains few explicit, detailed examples...