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Seventh Immigrant Dies in ICE Custody This Year
Lorth Sim, a Cambodian national, died in ICE custody on Monday according to an announcement sent to Congress today, marking the seventh detained death…
 • Austin Kocher
Behind the National Dip, Many ICE Detention Facilities Across the Country Are Surging
ICE detention dipped nationally, but individual facilities are surging. New centers are coming online and existing ones are hitting record highs across…
 • Austin Kocher and Adam Sawyer
ICE Arrests and Detention Numbers Decline in Early February, Latest Data Show
ICE detention fell to 68,289 after hitting a record high of 70,766. Ankle monitors climbed past 42,000. The drop is too early to call a trend.
 • Austin Kocher
The Non-Detained Docket Is Key to Developing Effective Alternatives to Mass Immigrant Detention. Why Do We Know So Little About It?
The non-detained docket is massive, consequential, and completely unstudied. Join Claire Trickler-McNulty and myself as we try to map the terra…
 • Austin Kocher and Claire Trickler-McNulty
A Personal Note About the Impact and Future of This Newsletter
Just 3% of readers support this newsletter financially. Join the growing community of supporters behind the research that is having an impact on the…
 • Austin Kocher
Want to Understand Immigration Enforcement in 2026? Read These Five Reports
Expert research on immigration enforcement that the news cycle won't give you. Five reports, three takeaways each, and a case for reading deeply instead…
 • Austin Kocher
Dilley Family Detention Center Triples in Size Amid Growing Controversy Over Conditions
ICE's Dilley family detention center has nearly tripled since October to 1,332 people, including an estimated 800 children, amid protests, measles…
 • Austin Kocher
Investigating ICE's Mass Detention System: A Conversation with Doug MacMillan of The Washington Post
Few reporters have done more to expose what’s happening inside America’s sprawling immigrant detention system than Doug MacMillan.
 • Austin Kocher
The Best Source of ICE Detention Data Just Got Better: "Detention Reports" Now Includes Map, New Graph, & Facility Contracts
DetentionReports.com now features an interactive national map of all 237 ICE detention facilities, comparative scatter plots showing facility…
 • Austin Kocher and Adam Sawyer
DC Reporters Invited: Congressional Press Conference to Showcase New Data on Mixed-Status Couples
Reporters in Washington, D.C., I am inviting you to please join me at a press conference tomorrow (Thursday, Feb 5) on Capitol Hill (240 Cannon House…
 • Austin Kocher
ICE's Mass Detention Infrastructure Meets Resistance in Maryland
Mass deportation requires mass detention, but ICE's legitimacy problems are catching up with them. Maryland county just blocked a facility after the…
 • Austin Kocher
ICE's Delayed Detention Data is Out, Two Record Highs: 70,000 People Detained, 40,000 on Ankle Monitors
ICE detention has crossed 70,000 for the first time ever, with ankle monitor use topping 40,000. The data was delayed, but it's finally public.
 • Austin Kocher
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