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Data Limitations in Immigration Reporting

Limitations and gaps in data related to immigration enforcement and removals

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Jan 16, 2026
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How does DHS calculate “self‑deportation” and what data sources does it use?

DHS’s notion of “self‑deportation” centers on voluntary departures facilitated or incentivized by programs such as the CBP Home app and related Project Homecoming initiatives, and the department repor...

Jan 24, 2026
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Ice detains a 2 year old

detained a 2-year-old girl alongside her father during a traffic stop on Jan. 22; a federal judge ordered the child released by 9:30 p.m. the following day and gave the family’s attorney parental auth...

Jan 13, 2026
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How many lawful permanent residents (green card holders) were arrested or deported by ICE in 2025?

No reliable, specific count of how many lawful permanent residents (green card holders) ICE arrested or deported in 2025 can be produced from the reporting supplied: the public coverage and datasets c...

Jan 30, 2026

How do ICE public arrest counts differ from independent trackers like TRAC and the Deportation Data Project?

’s public arrest and removal tallies are aggregated, operational statistics presented as official counts, while independent trackers like and the reconstruct individual-level events from ICE releases ...

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