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Immigration data and reporting

The availability and interpretation of data on immigration, including the number of non-citizens with criminal convictions released into the U.S.

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Jan 24, 2026
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Which states record immigration status in criminal arrest and conviction databases, and how can researchers access those records?

Only a small number of jurisdictions explicitly record alongside state criminal arrest and conviction records; academic reporting identifies as the only state that systematically tracks arrests and co...

Jan 25, 2026
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Are there public datasets linking criminal conviction records to political party registration in the U.S.?

Public sources exist for and for , but there is that links individual criminal conviction records to individual political party registration ; available public data are siloed by function (criminal re...

Feb 5, 2026

Which U.S. lawmakers have alleged foreign governments are releasing prisoners, and what sources do they cite?

Multiple Republican figures — including and a group of GOP House members, , and several House Republicans such as and — have alleged that , have released prisoners who then traveled to ; those claims ...

Jan 31, 2026

Which specific actions trigger criminal prosecution under U.S. immigration law?

under immigration law generally fall into two buckets: entry-related federal crimes (illegal entry and unlawful re‑entry) and substantive crimes that intersect with immigration (harboring, document/fr...