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This Week by the {Immigration} Numbers (May 9, 2026)
Welcome to the weekly segment called This Week by the {Immigration} Numbers! I’ll highlight some of the main takeaways from the week’s news that you…
May 9
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Austin Kocher
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This Week by the {Immigration} Numbers (May 1, 2026)
Welcome to my weekly segment called This Week by the {Immigration} Numbers. Each Friday, I highlight some of the main takeaways from the week’s news…
May 1
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Austin Kocher
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This Week by the {Immigration} Numbers (April 24, 2026)
Welcome to a new weekly segment called This Week by the {Immigration} Numbers! Each Friday, I’ll highlight some of the main takeaways from the week’s…
Apr 24
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Austin Kocher
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ICE Detention and Deportation by the Numbers
ICE published updated detention data last week. Get a full explanation of the data below (great for new readers), see my revised approach to data viz…
Apr 15
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Austin Kocher
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ICE Detention Numbers Drop Significantly in Past Two Months, But There's More to the Story...
The latest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention data shows a significant decline of nearly 10,000 people over the past two months to a…
Apr 9
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Austin Kocher
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A First Look at the Latest ICE Arrest Data Published by the Deportation Data Project
ICE arrest data just arrived with incredibly useful new fields, updated trends in who ICE is targeting and where, deeper understanding of enforcement…
Mar 31
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Austin Kocher
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Good Morning, Nashville! Talking Immigration Data Politics at Vanderbilt University
I'm in Music City today and tomorrow to talk with faculty and students at Vanderbilt University about the politics of immigration data and advance to…
Mar 26
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Austin Kocher
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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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Austin Kocher
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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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