Trump Admin's Immigration Data: Missing or Misleading?

0:00What's up, I'm Cory, and these are your global headlines. The Trump administration has set big goals for immigration enforcement, like deporting one million people and making arrests of thousands of alleged gang members. But critics say they're sharing less reliable data than past governments, making it tough to check their progress on these key policies. Key tracking offices, including the Office of Homeland Security Statistics, have not updated reports since early last year. This office has monitored immigration trends, like removals and nationalities all the way back to 1872. An interactive dashboard from immigration and customs enforcement also stalled after January of this year. Researchers, advocates, lawyers, and journalists are struggling without this information to verify trends or support their work. Even groups pushing for tougher enforcement, like the Conservative Oversight Project, complain that news releases lack solid backups and numbers keep, changing.

1:00For instance, Homeland Security announced more than 675,000 deportations in one release, then dropped it to 600, 22,000 the next day, and later said 700,000 in testimony. An Associated Press review of official figures put actual removals closer to 400,000 in the first year. Meanwhile, the department claims 2.2 million people who are here illegally left on their own, with no clear source for that number. Both parties are calling for better access to data, as some releases continue, but others remain delayed or inconsistent. This episode is supported by our sponsor. You know what is better than earbuds and bed? No earbuds at all. S-O-L-I. S-O-L-I-Pillow.com