After a Year of Glitches and Problems, ICE Removes Thousands From Detainee Tracker System

Immigration News Today: ICE Removes Thousands From Detainee Locator

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After a year of glitches and problems, ICE removes thousands from detainee tracker system

Concerns are growing about ICE’s detainee locator system as thousands are reportedly removed from the database with their location unknown while in custody.

ICE quietly wipes thousands of detainees from public tracking system, advocates say

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers and relatives to find them

Public Justice Statement on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Erasing Immigrant Data from Online Database

New reporting from The Washington Post revealed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is erasing data on immigrants with final deportation ICE is erasing data on immigrants with final deportation orders from a searchable online database of detained immigrants. This change also stops immigration officers from sharing a detained immigrant’s location with attorneys or family over the phone.