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Deportation data reliability

Concerns about the reliability and completeness of deportation data

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Jan 8, 2026
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How many removals did ICE record for fiscal year 2025 and how are removals defined?

Fiscal year (FY) 2025 removals by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are not reported as a single unambiguous, final number in the public datasets provided by ICE and DHS; independent anal...

Jan 26, 2026

Which states have the highest number of ICE agents per capita in 2023 or latest data?

There is no public, authoritative dataset in the provided reporting that lists agents by state on a per‑capita basis for 2023 or later; ICE’s own public statistics describe arrests and program activit...

Jan 26, 2026

How many lawful permanent residents were deported by ICE in fiscal years 2024–2026, by year and reason?

There is no complete, public tally in the materials provided that states how many (LPRs) were deported by in fiscal years 2024, 2025 and 2026 broken down by year and reason; ICE and publish overall re...

Jan 16, 2026

What independent FOIA-based resources can journalists use to verify ICE removal and arrest counts beyond DHS press releases?

Independent, FOIA-based verification of ICE removals and arrests is possible using agency FOIA portals and public releases, intermediary project datasets that post original individual-level records ob...