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ICE Enforcement Transparency 2011-2017

The transparency of ICE's enforcement activities between 2011 and 2017, including the use of FOIA requests and data projects to analyze and challenge ICE's narratives.

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Jan 23, 2026

How have data transparency changes at ICE and DHS since 2016 affected independent tracking of deportations?

and data transparency since 2016 have produced a patchwork: government releases, , and independent databases have expanded what researchers can measure, but administrative rollbacks, selective reporti...

Jan 17, 2026

How did FOIA releases and data projects change public understanding of ICE enforcement between 2011 and 2017?

FOIA releases and independent data projects between 2011 and 2017 pulled back a curtain on how ICE actually arrested, detained and removed people, converting anecdote into analyzable records and expos...