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Jan 17, 2026
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How many ICE agents are nationally assigned to each state and where can official rosters be obtained?

ICE publicly says its staffing more than doubled in 2025 after a recruitment surge that added roughly 12,000 officers and agents, swelling the force from about 10,000 to more than 22,000 nationwide . ...

Jan 13, 2026
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What FOIA requests or public records exist related to Sascha Riley and William Kyle Riley?

Public reporting assembled here shows limited, fragmentary public-record trails for “William Kyle Riley” and none for “Sascha Riley” in the supplied sources: a people-search profile and social-media/t...

Jan 13, 2026
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Have any federal or congressional records been released that confirm Sascha Riley filed complaints or testified before oversight bodies?

Available reporting in the provided sample does not include any primary federal or congressional documents that conclusively show Sascha Riley filed formal complaints with federal authorities or offic...

Jan 13, 2026

What public records exist of Sascha Riley’s reports to law enforcement or testimony before oversight bodies?

Public reporting collected here shows multiple claims that Sascha Riley provided recorded testimony, shared materials with investigators, and met with oversight aides, but no independently verified pu...

Jan 13, 2026

What specific public records or court filings exist that relate to William Kyle Riley and claims in Sascha Riley’s testimony?

Available reporting and social-media threads identify a handful of public-facing materials that are cited in connection with William Kyle Riley and the allegations in Sascha Riley’s testimony — notabl...

Jan 12, 2026

What steps should a U.S. citizen take immediately after wrongful detention by ICE?

A U.S. citizen wrongfully detained by ICE should move quickly to secure release, preserve proof of citizenship and evidence about the detention, and obtain specialized legal counsel to challenge the d...

Jan 13, 2026

Where can one find transcripts or official records of Sascha Riley’s testimony to the Oversight Committee?

Official transcripts of House committee witness testimony are generally published through committee websites, the Government Publishing Office (GPO) and Congress.gov, or appear on govinfo after GPO re...

Jan 26, 2026

What independent verification efforts are underway for the Sasha/Sascha Riley audio recordings?

No public, independent verification of audio recordings has been confirmed: multiple outlets state that courts, , and reputable news organizations have not authenticated the tapes or the allegations t...

Jan 27, 2026

How many ICE detainee deaths occurred under the Biden administration and how do they compare?

Official tallies and independent trackers show that roughly two dozen people died in custody over the bulk of , while —about 30–32 deaths—making that single year larger than the deaths recorded across...

Jan 17, 2026

Where can I download ICE’s Detainee Death Reporting archive and how is it organized?

ICE publishes a central Detainee Death Reporting page on its public website where individual death reports and related press releases are posted, and the agency says it will make full reviews public w...

Jan 15, 2026

How to compile a complete year‑by‑year list of ICE detention deaths using ICE Detainee Death Reports and FOIA releases

A complete, year‑by‑year list of deaths in ICE custody can be compiled by systematically harvesting ICE’s Detainee Death Reporting page and the agency’s FOIA Library, then cross‑validating those items...

Jan 17, 2026

What public records (police reports, FBI files, congressional testimony) are available that relate to Sascha/Sasha Riley’s claims?

The publicly available record tied directly to William “Sascha/Sasha” Riley currently consists primarily of six audio recordings published on Substack and widely shared by the publisher, who says copi...

Jan 14, 2026

How many deaths occurred in ICE detention facilities each year from 2003 to 2025 according to DHS and advocacy groups?

A complete year-by-year tally of deaths in ICE custody from 2003–2025 cannot be compiled from the reporting provided; DHS/ICE has made systematic public death reports only since FY2018 and advocates’ ...

Jan 5, 2026

What are the documented encounters between Bart Sibrel and Apollo astronauts, and how were they reported?

Bart Sibrel is a prolific moon‑landing denial filmmaker who repeatedly sought out Apollo astronauts for filmed confrontations; the most documented encounter ended when Buzz Aldrin punched Sibrel outsi...

Jan 27, 2026

What public records (state nursing license, payroll, HR) exist that can independently verify a VA employee’s employment status?

Public, releasable records that can independently confirm whether someone works or worked for the include FOIA-accessible (with statutory limits), employment-verification services used by such as and ...

Jan 16, 2026

How many citizens has I’ve deported in 2025

The question asks how many U.S. citizens were deported in 2025; no authoritative federal tally exists and therefore no definitive numeric answer can be produced from public sources. Reporting and watc...

Jan 13, 2026

What official records (police reports, FBI filings, congressional testimony) exist that corroborate Sascha Riley’s claims?

The available reporting provided here contains only secondary claims and advocacy posts stating that Sascha Riley contacted the FBI, filed local police reports, and shared testimony with congressional...

Jan 22, 2026

What internal oversight or audits have DHS/ICE conducted regarding Alligator Alcatraz and similar rapid‑build detention sites?

Federal oversight of rapid‑build sites like ’s “” has been a mix of existing detention‑inspection programs and separate audits focused on , but the public record in the reporting provided does not sho...

Jan 15, 2026

What FOIA or military records would be relevant to verifying a claimed 2010 court‑martial referenced in Sascha Riley’s testimony, and how are such requests filed?

Verifying a claimed circa‑2010 U.S. military court‑martial referenced in Sascha Riley’s testimony requires targeted requests for courts‑martial records, investigative case files, and personnel records...

Jan 9, 2026

Is there credible evidence linking Barack Obama to Jeffrey Epstein?

There is no credible publicly available evidence tying former President Barack Obama personally to Jeffrey Epstein beyond indirect references in court filings, mentions of a former Obama administratio...