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DHS and ICE Enforcement Activity

The use of statistics and dataset categories by DHS and ICE to create narratives of enforcement activity and the concerns raised by independent reporting and civil-society analyses.

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Jan 15, 2026

How have DHS and ICE public statements used dataset categories in political messaging, and how do independent analyses compare those claims?

DHS and ICE have repeatedly framed enforcement activity using statistics and dataset categories—publishing arrest counts, promoting “high-value” data releases, and packaging program inventories—to cre...