Interior Enforcement

Explore all the research, analysis, commentary, and data on enforcement of immigration laws within a country's interior, spanning arrests, detention, and removal, as well as worksite enforcement.

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Employment Verification: The Next Front for U.S. Immigration Enforcement?

E-Verify covers just 14 percent of U.S. employers after nearly 30 years. There are patchwork state rules for the system, which authenticates an individual’s right to lawfully work in the United States, and enforcement has focused on workers over businesses.

A person uses a digital tool to screen a job applicant

U.S. Immigrant Detention Grows to Record Heights under Trump Administration

U.S. immigrant detention hit historic highs under President Donald Trump’s second term, with record funding and private prison expansion. Most detainees had no criminal convictions.

People at the Eloy immigrant detention facility.

Trump Administration’s Expansion of Fast-Track Deportation Powers Is Transforming Immigration Enforcement

The Trump administration is using fast-track deportation powers on an unprecedented scale as it seeks to carry out 1 million deportations annually.

Authorities making an immigration arrest in Virginia.

Beyond ICE: State and Local Authorities Become Central to Trump Administration Deportations Strategy

The Trump administration is deputizing state and local officers at record scale, reshaping U.S. immigration enforcement through 287(g) agreements, new funding, and legal pressures.

President Donald Trump tours the Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility in Florida

Can the Trump Administration’s “Self-Deportation” Campaign Succeed?

The Trump administration's “self-deportation” campaign pairs incentives for immigrants to leave with threats of steep fines and arrests for staying. Historical precedents suggest limited voluntary uptake.

A man boards a repatriation charter flight to Guatemala.

The Health Costs to Children of Stepped-Up U.S. Immigration Enforcement

Evidence suggests heightened U.S. immigration enforcement will have major and lasting effects on the physical and mental health of unauthorized immigrants and their children.

A sad mother and child sit in a dark hallway.

Seeking to Ramp Up Deportations, the Trump Administration Quietly Expands a Vast Web of Data

The Trump administration is building an unprecedented data network for immigration enforcement—tapping sensitive tax, health, and benefits records—raising privacy concerns for immigrants and citizens alike.

Trump Administration Bends U.S. Government in Extraordinary Ways towards Aim of Mass Deportations

The Trump administration has bent virtually every arm of the U.S. government toward mass deportations, but early results reveal a gap between ambition and available resources.

Noncitizens being deported to Ecuador board a military plane in Texas.

Arrestos y deportaciones de ICE desde el interior de Estados Unidos

Esta guía explicativa tiene respuestas a preguntas comunes sobre la función del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés) de EE. UU., en la identificación de personas para arresto, detención, y deportación.

Graphic representation of law enforcement personnel taking individuals into custody

ICE Arrests and Deportations from the U.S. Interior

Learn how U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement works within the U.S. interior, identifying people for arrest, detention, and removal.