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Border Patrol

The role of Border Patrol and CBP in the immigration detention system.

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Jan 26, 2026

How do "encounters" at the border differ from net changes in the unauthorized immigrant population?

“” are raw, event-based counts of interactions between migrants and U.S. authorities at ports of entry, land borders and other points, while net changes in the unauthorized immigrant population measur...

Jan 11, 2026

Which states or facilities hold the largest numbers of detained legal immigrants as of 2023?

By federal counts and advocacy tallies, immigration detention in FY2023 was large and geographically concentrated: roughly 273,000 people were booked into ICE custody during fiscal year 2023, and ICE ...

Jan 8, 2026

How do ICE enforcement policies compare to those of other countries?

The United States’ Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a large, domestically focused enforcement agency whose stated mission is to protect national security and public safety by enforcing mor...

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