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Immigration policy and enforcement

The design and implementation of immigration policies, including the use of prosecutorial discretion and the classification of offenses.

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Jan 19, 2026
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How many illegal immigrants came to the US during Biden administration

There is no single, unambiguous tally of “how many illegal immigrants came to the U.S. during the Biden administration”; available government encounter counts, removals, releases and population estima...

Jan 16, 2026
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What independent datasets (e.g., news organizations, academic projects) currently track U.S. deportations in 2025–2026 and how do they differ?

Three kinds of independent datasets are being used in 2025–2026 to track U.S. deportations: cleaned, public-facing government extractions and FOIA-based compilations like the Deportation Data Project ...

Jan 21, 2026

How did media outlets on the left and right frame Obama-era deportation numbers and what methodological disputes arose?

Media on the right and the left constructed competing narratives about -era totals: conservatives highlighted large aggregate numbers to argue Obama was deceptively harsh and to normalize later tough ...

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