Deportation Data Project
The Deportation Data Project collects and posts public, anonymized U.S. government immigration enforcement datasets. We expect these datasets to be used by journalists, researchers, lawyers, and policymakers.
Obtaining
We obtain immigration enforcement data from the U.S. government, primarily through Freedom of Information Act requests.
Posting
We share datasets that we obtain, that the government posts proactively in response to other requests, and that others share with us.
Explaining
We document the data we post. We write codebooks and post internal documentation from the agencies.