The Deportation Data Project is an initiative set up by researchers and attorneys to track the increasingly opaque details of U.S. immigration enforcement. Although the U.S. government systematically records immigration arrests, detentions, and deportations, accessing this data remains challenging due to sporadic data releases, inadequate connections between different datasets, and poor documentation practices. The project aims to enhance the availability, consistency, and clarity of this information, which can ultimately help foster better understanding and analysis of deportation trends. The dataset has already contributed to notable media reports.
The Deportation Data Project aims to address the challenges in utilizing immigration data, which include infrequent releases, lack of dataset linking, and poor documentation.
Despite the U.S. government logging immigration-related actions, limited and inconsistent data availability hinders comprehensive insights into the deportation process.
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