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The lack of transparency and reliable data on the detention of U.S. citizens by ICE and DHS.
There is no official, publicly released tally from ICE or DHS listing how many U.S. citizens were detained, arrested, or deported in January 2026; government public statements deny systematic detentio...
Official U.S. government data do not provide a reliable, single-number answer to how many people held by are U.S. citizens; independent investigations and news compilations put the count of documented...
Independent reporting by ProPublica, summarized and republished by outlets including OPB, has documented more than 170 instances in 2025 in which U.S. citizens were detained or held by ICE or other DH...