factually
Index/Topics/DHS Immigration Statistics

DHS Immigration Statistics

The topic is about the differences in immigration statistics reported by different agencies within the Department of Homeland Security, including the Office of Homeland Security Statistics, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Fact-Checks

2 results
Jan 12, 2026
Most Viewed

How do ICE and DHS publicly count and classify citizenship status in their statistics, and where are the recordkeeping gaps identified by watchdogs?

U.S. Department of Homeland Security components — principally ICE, CBP and USCIS — publish enforcement and immigration statistics that are routinely segmented by country of citizenship and by administ...

Jan 28, 2026

How do counting methods for 'removals' and 'encounters' differ across DHS and ICE reports, and why does that matter?

’s Office of Homeland Security Statistics (OHSS) treats “encounters” and post-encounter outcomes as linked immigration events and distinguishes removals, returns, repatriations, and Title 42 expulsion...