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Immigrant detention and expulsion

Practices and outcomes of immigrant detention and expulsion under the Trump administration

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Jan 11, 2026

How did migrant detention conditions change between the Obama and Trump administrations?

Migrant detention under Trump differed from Obama more in scale, priorities and tactics than in every-day facility shortcomings: Obama maintained targeted enforcement with notable use of family detent...

Jan 11, 2026

How do DHS counting methods for 'returns' and 'removals' differ across the Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations?

DHS distinguishes "removals" — compulsory departures based on an order of removal with administrative consequences — from "returns" — confirmed movements out of the United States not based on an order...