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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.
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Austin Kocher
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Adam Sawyer
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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…
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Austin Kocher
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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…
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Austin Kocher
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…
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Austin Kocher
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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…
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Austin Kocher
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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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Austin Kocher
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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…
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Austin Kocher
"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…
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Austin Kocher
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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…
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Austin Kocher
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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…
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Austin Kocher
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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.
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Austin Kocher
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Adam Sawyer

June 2025

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