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Back to EpisodesTrump Administration Hides Immigration Data
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The Trump administrations immigration enforcement efforts are intensifying, with ambitious goals and dwindling public data. Key government offices have ceased updating crucial statistics on arrests, detentions, and removals. The Office of Homeland Security Statistics, a long-standing monitor of immigration, has not released reports since early last year. ICEs interactive dashboard is stuck on January data, with no annual report in sight. This data drought hampers verification of claims and measurement of policy impacts, leaving lawyers to rely on scattered information from other sources. DHS deportation numbers have been inconsistent, ranging from 675,000 to 700,000, with experts estimating the actual figure closer to 400,000. Despite bipartisan calls for transparency, the administration maintains it shares ample information, leaving experts to rely on congressionally mandated reports that face delays and gaps.
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