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ICE Oversight

The oversight of ICE by congressional offices and the DHS Office of Inspector General, including reviews and investigations.

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Jan 27, 2026
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Did ICE agents shoot people during Obama

immigration agents have shot people during the years was president; investigative reporting shows multiple shootings by and its Homeland Security Investigations division occurred in the period covered...

Jan 29, 2026
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How many deaths in ICE custody were recorded in 2025 and what were the causes?

custody deaths in calendar year 2025 reached at least 32 people, the highest annual total in roughly two decades according to multiple news investigations and agency tallies . Causes reported by autho...

Feb 5, 2026

ice agents are in italy

Immigration and Customs Enforcement () has been confirmed to deploy a unit to to support security for the U.S. delegation at the o–Cortina Winter Olympics, provoking political uproar and street protes...

Feb 2, 2026

What official counts exist for deaths in ICE custody and how have oversight bodies quantified them?

Official tallies of deaths "in custody" exist in multiple, sometimes overlapping forms: agency-maintained Detainee Death Reports and newsroom tallies, congressional and inspector-general reviews, and ...

Jan 30, 2026

What oversight mechanisms (Inspector General audits, congressional reporting) exist for ICE’s use of detention and enforcement funds?

ional appropriations, internal compliance units, and independent watchdogs — chiefly the and the — are the formal levers meant to monitor , and recent explicitly attempt to expand some of those oversi...

Jan 23, 2026

What oversight mechanisms exist for ICE conduct during street operations and how often are they invoked?

Federal, departmental and local mechanisms exist to review ) conduct—from internal units like the and ERO compliance offices to external checks by the ’s inspector general and —but public records and ...