The Deportation Data Project was launched by a team at UC Berkeley's School of Law to counteract the lack of transparency in immigration enforcement statistics under the Trump administration. Following the halting of regular deportation publications by the Department of Homeland Security, this project serves as an essential resource for accurate immigration data. Creating a free repository, the team compiles existing statistics and files monthly Freedom of Information Act requests to obtain crucial information, resorting to lawsuits when necessary due to government non-responsiveness to their inquiries.
Under the Trump administration, immigration statistics became less transparent as the Department of Homeland Security halted monthly reports on deportations, limiting available data to detentions only.
The Deportation Data Project is a free resource created by data scientists and lawyers at UC Berkeley that compiles immigration enforcement data and submits monthly FOIA requests to gather information on deportations.
This project serves as a crucial tool for journalists, lawyers, and advocates seeking accurate data on immigration enforcement, filling the gaps left by the government's lack of transparency.
Recent legal actions by the Deportation Data Project highlight the challenges in obtaining immigration data, as they filed lawsuits when ICE failed to respond to their information requests.
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