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ICE Reporting Practices

Criticism of ICE's reporting practices and potential undercounting of deaths in custody.

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Jan 12, 2026
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How many deaths in ICE custody has the agency officially reported each year since 2003?

A precise, year-by-year tally of deaths “officially reported” by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from 2003 to the present exists in primary ICE records but is not summarized in the repo...

Jan 26, 2026
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How many people died in ICE custody in 2025 and how do different sources reconcile that number?

Official agency tallies and independent reporters disagree by a small but important margin: ’s public data and mainstream wire reports settled on “” deaths in custody for calendar year 2025, while inv...

Jan 15, 2026
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How many US citizens with no criminal recorded has ICE detained since in Trump’s second term?

There is no reliable, published tally in the provided reporting of how many U.S. citizens with no criminal record ICE has detained since the start of President Trump’s second term; journalism and data...

Jan 23, 2026

What changes to ICE staffing or policy announced in 2025–2026 could alter enforcement patterns in Colorado?

A mix of explicit policy directives and rapid personnel changes announced or implemented in 2025–2026 has already shifted ’s posture in ways that matter for : expanded authority to operate in “sensiti...

Jan 9, 2026

How many immigrants were deported in 2025 that actually had a criminal record?

Multiple official and investigative sources disagree about both the total number of removals in 2025 and the share of those removed who had criminal convictions, but the strongest contemporaneous data...