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Political & legal geographer studying the theories, laws, and institutional practices behind immigration controls. Assistant Professor at Syracuse University. Living in Baltimore.

NEW DATA AVAILABLE ON IMMIGRANTS FACING DEPORTATION AT THE HOUSTON IMMIGRATION COURT

NEW DATA AVAILABLE ON IMMIGRANTS FACING DEPORTATION AT THE HOUSTON IMMIGRATION COURT

As Texas remains a frequent destination for migrants crossing the border into the United States, understanding the state’s immigration courts remains valuable to the news media and the public. New data from the Transactional Records Access Clearin...

ICE'S DATA QUALITY PROBLEM CONTINUES

ICE'S DATA QUALITY PROBLEM CONTINUES

As mandated by Congress, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is required to publish data on immigrant detention for the public. The agency releases this data as a spreadsheet about every two weeks on their website here.  But don’t trust it ...

ICE Detention Numbers Decline, But That’s Not the Whole Story

ICE Detention Numbers Decline, But That’s Not the Whole Story

The number of people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has continued to decline over the last several weeks and currently sits at 21,566 detainees according to data released on Thursday (9/23/2021). This is down considerably fr...