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Data quality issues with ICE removal tables and reliability problems

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Jan 26, 2026
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How do ICE and CBP define and record 'criminal history' in detention datasets?

ICE and CBP treat “” differently across operational and public datasets: ICE’s detention files use a simple convicted-yes/no flag and administrative categories that mix immigration-related violations ...

Feb 6, 2026

How do Deportation Data Project and TRAC classify removals by criminal conviction status?

classifies using case-level that explicitly include detailed criminal-history fields — most prominently a "Most Serious Criminal Conviction" (MSCC) and other criminal-history indicators — allowing TRA...