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On a Personal Note: My Behind-the-Scenes Interview with La Cuenta
My decision to avoid interjecting my personal story into my writing on Substack derives from a commitment to keeping the focus of my work on the…
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Is ICE Intentionally Under-reporting Detainees? A Look at Anomalies in the Latest Detention Facility Data
ICE's detention facility data show weird math that erases previous detention stays and raises questions about the data's reliability.
Jul 18
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Is ICE Intentionally Under-reporting Detainees? A Look at Anomalies in the Latest Detention Facility Data
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ICE Detention Numbers Decline Slightly, Only Immigrants with No Criminal Record Grow
ICE's latest detention data shows a slight, and likely temporary, dip in population. Only detained immigrants with no criminal histories see growth over…
Jul 18
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ICE Detention Numbers Decline Slightly, Only Immigrants with No Criminal Record Grow
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LIVE: Why ICE and the News Media are Making My Head Explode, Time to Correct the Record
In this Substack live event from earlier today, I discussed Trump administration’s responses to a barrage of media questions about why the data on ICE…
Jul 17
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ICE is Irritated by Facts, News Struggles to Get Facts Straight
Spokespeople for the immigration agency are upset over my research that shows the agency focusing on immigrants without criminal histories, but the news…
Jul 17
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ICE is Irritated by Facts, News Struggles to Get Facts Straight
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Live: Who Is ICE Arresting—and Why It Matters
Listen now | I talk through key findings from the latest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrest data updated through the end of June thanks to…
Jul 15
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ICE Arrest Surge in May and June Driven by Immigrants with No Criminal History
In Part 3 of my series on ICE arrest data, I incorporate Deportation Data Project's new data to find (1) a surge in non-criminal ICE arrests and (2) an…
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ICE Arrest Surge in May and June Driven by Immigrants with No Criminal History
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Event Announcement: "Communicating in an AI-Powered World"
Join Syracuse University in Washington, D.C. on July 24, 2025, for a free, in-person event exploring the future of communication in an AI-powered world…
Jul 14
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Event Announcement: "Communicating in an AI-Powered World"
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"The Data of Mass Deportation" – My Interview with WNYC's Brian Lehrer
I joined Brian Lehrer on WNYC this morning to discuss the latest data on immigration detention under the Trump administration—and what we’re seeing is…
Jul 9
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"The Data of Mass Deportation" – My Interview with WNYC's Brian Lehrer
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LIVE: New ICE Detention Numbers Explained
Listen now | In this Substack Live event, I walk through the latest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention data that shows nearly 58,000…
Jul 8
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US Immigrant Detention System Entering a Period of Unprecedented Growth – 58,000 People Now Held in Over 200 Facilities
Latest data shows that one-third of people in detention have no criminal history, a 15x growth since January, while ICE's military-style tactics are…
Jul 8
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US Immigrant Detention System Entering a Period of Unprecedented Growth – 58,000 People Now Held in Over 200 Facilities
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Interval ADP Update: Data Shows Recent Population Numbers Inside ICE Detention Centers
Get the data and 164 graphs to see the recent detained population at every ICE detention facility in the country.
Jul 1
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Interval ADP Update: Data Shows Recent Population Numbers Inside ICE Detention Centers
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