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Deportation and Removal Procedures

The procedures and policies surrounding deportation and removal of undocumented immigrants.

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Jan 26, 2026
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Why is ice in Minneapolis

is operating at an enlarged scale in as part of a December-launched enforcement campaign——whose stated purpose is to apprehend and deport people in the country illegally, often framed by the administr...

Jan 30, 2026
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has ICE deported innocent american citizens

Yes — federal records and independent investigations show that has, on multiple documented occasions, arrested, detained and in some cases removed people who were later determined or credibly claimed ...

Jan 24, 2026
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What share of Obama-era deportations were border returns versus interior removals, and how did that compare to Trump’s mix?

a large majority of recorded "" were people intercepted at or near the — either returns or removals of recent crossers — with noting that by FY2016 roughly 85 percent of all removals and returns were ...

Jan 31, 2026

Why are Liam and his dad still in detainment if they are here legally

and his father remain in immigration custody not because a court has ordered them deported, but because they are in the middle of an that federal authorities say gives them grounds for continued custo...

Jan 22, 2026

What role did ICE and DHS play under Obama in deportation flights and relocation of immigrants?

used and to carry out large-scale interior removals and to operationalize , including chartered and commercial flights, while shifting enforcement priorities toward criminal convictions and national-s...

Jan 27, 2026

How many ICE removals in 2025 and 2026 were of individuals with felony convictions versus immigration violations?

Publicly available reporting and datasets do not produce a single, definitive national tally that cleanly separates “” from “removals for ” for calendar years 2025 and 2026; independent analysts and a...

Jan 30, 2026

What public records exist about Ilhan Omar's naturalization and are they accessible to the public?

Public reporting indicates there are no publicly produced naturalization records for or for her father in federal immigration databases, and that election officials do not routinely require candidates...