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ICE Fails Again to Publish Required Detention Data
For the second time this year, the agency has failed to publish the required information about immigration enforcement on schedule this week…
Feb 28
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Digging Into ICE's Messy 287(g) Data w/ Andrew Thrasher
I sat down with Andrew Thrasher to talk about why ICE's 287(g) data is so hard to work with, what he's built to make it usable, and why getting this…
Feb 27
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Andrew Thrasher
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Austin Kocher
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New Polling Data Shows Immigration Enforcement Is Costing Republicans Their Own Voters
A new national survey finds 70% of Americans think the Trump administration is too focused on deportations. Immigration enforcement ranks as a top…
Feb 23
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Austin Kocher
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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…
Feb 14
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Austin Kocher
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Adam Sawyer
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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.
Feb 13
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Austin Kocher
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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…
Feb 7
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Austin Kocher
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Adam Sawyer
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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.
Feb 2
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Austin Kocher
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Show Your Work: The Math Behind My Claim that 92% of ICE's Detention Growth Comes from People with No Criminal Convictions
The Wall Street Journal cited my analysis showing detention growth is driven almost entirely by people without criminal convictions. Here's exactly how…
Jan 31
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Austin Kocher
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ICE Withholds Congressionally Mandated Detention Data
In the midst of heated budget negotiations over immigration enforcement, ICE flouts Congress's prior mandate to publish timely detention data.
Jan 30
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Austin Kocher
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Show Your Work: Visualizing the Deportation Data Problem
Your visual guide to understanding deportation data: why the numbers vary depending on what you count and why we should insist on methodological…
Jan 22
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Austin Kocher
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Why the Trump Administration's Deportation Numbers Need a Warning Label
A live explanation of why I think the Trump administration's deportation statistics don't square with available data.
Jan 21
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Austin Kocher
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DHS Claims 622,000 Deportations, Here's Why That Number Might Be Meaningless
The Trump administration claims record deportations but something doesn't add up. I analyze ICE and DHS data to test whether the numbers are…
Jan 17
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Austin Kocher
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