Austin Kocher
Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Events
Listen
Asylum
Books
Detention
Tech
287g
Data
Archive
About
Data
Latest
Top
Discussions
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
•
Austin Kocher
and
Adam Sawyer
71
6
37
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
•
Austin Kocher
39
7
19
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
•
Austin Kocher
53
18
22
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
•
Austin Kocher
49
4
23
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
•
Austin Kocher
15
8
6
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
•
Austin Kocher
19
4
4
34:29
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
•
Austin Kocher
32
14
17
92% of ICE Detention Growth in FY 2026 Driven by Immigrants with No Criminal Convictions
ICE published new detention data today that brings the current population to a record-high of 68,990. Get the full breakdown below. Plus: ICE records…
Jan 8
•
Austin Kocher
53
9
35
ICE Detainer Data Now Available in Immigration Enforcement Dashboard
View the Deportation Data Project's detainer data using this dashboard's interactive visualizations and download sub-sets of data.
Jan 7
•
Austin Kocher
21
2
7
Record Number 68,442 Immigrants Will Spend Christmas in Cages
ICE's aggressive enforcement agenda across the country reflected in latest data: record high detention numbers, most have no criminal history, arrests…
Dec 22, 2025
•
Austin Kocher
22
6
13
New Report Reveals Hardship, Family Separation for U.S. Citizens in Mixed-Status Marriages
American Families United's first survey of mixed-status couples reveals 20% already separated and 80% now discussing leaving the U.S. due to immigration…
Dec 18, 2025
•
Austin Kocher
14
2
12
"Who Wins With My Broken Family?": U.S. Citizen Amanda Ribeiro on Survival, Heartbreak, and an Immigration System That is Wrecking American…
In her own words, Amanda Ribeiro shares how our out-of-control immigration system threatens to break her family. Every American should listen to her…
Dec 15, 2025
•
Austin Kocher
10
2
5
14:07
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts
