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ICE Arrests and Deportation of U.S. Citizens

The GAO review found that ICE arrested and deported potential U.S. citizens, highlighting issues with data consistency and citizenship investigations.

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Jan 13, 2026
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How many confirmed cases of U.S. citizens detained by ICE were documented in the GAO review and what were their outcomes?

The GAO’s recent review found that ICE arrested 674 individuals whom its records flagged as potential U.S. citizens, and of those, 121 were recorded as detained in ICE facilities and roughly 70 were s...

Feb 3, 2026

How does ICE report nationality data and what public interfaces let researchers isolate Canadian nationals?

publishes nationality-related fields in its enforcement and removals datasets and summarizes them on a public statistics page, but researchers typically rely on downloadable, near‑original ICE records...