Deportation Data Project
The Deportation Data Project collects and posts public, anonymized U.S. government immigration enforcement datasets. We use the Freedom of Information Act to gather datasets directly from the government, and we also post datasets that the government has posted proactively or in response to others’ requests. 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, and that others share with us.
Explaining
We document the data we post. We write codebooks and post internal documentation from the agencies.