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ICE Detention of U.S. Citizens (2015-2020)

The detention and deportation of U.S. citizens by ICE between 2015 and 2020, including the cases of Davino Watson and Ada Morales, and the response of organizations such as the ACLU and ProPublica.

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Jan 22, 2026

What do ICE and independent datasets say about the criminal conviction status by nationality of detainees?

classify detainees by criminal-history categories and show a substantial and growing share of people in custody without criminal convictions, a trend corroborated by independent trackers such as , and...

Jan 18, 2026

Historical instances of ICE detaining US citizens by mistake

The historical record shows multiple documented instances where U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and related DHS components detained, and in some cases deported, people later determined ...