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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Moving Toward More Effective Immigration Detention Management

Immigration Enforcement in the United States

In 2008, U.S. immigration apprehensions fell to their lowest level since 1975, yet detentions reached a record high.

Immigrant Detention: Can ICE Meet Its Legal Imperatives and Case Management Responsibilities?

Report release with Donald Kerwin, MPI Vice President for Programs; Serena Lin, MPI Data/Statistical Analyst; Dora Schriro, Director, ICE Office of Detention Policy and Planning; and Andrea Black, Detention Watch Network Coordinator.

New and Revised ICE Agreements with State and Local Law Enforcement Met with Criticism

By expanding the 287(g) program to 77 jurisdictions, the Obama administration drew sharp criticism from both immigrant advocates and enforcement proponents.

The Next Generation of E-Verify: Getting Employer Verification Right

This webinar featured a presentation on MPI’s recommendations to improve E-Verify and examined proposed congressional approaches to employment verification.

E-Verify: An Assessment of its Strengths and Weaknesses

This discussion focused on E-Verify, the federal government's electronic employment verification system, and the release of an MPI report that assesses the program's strengths and weaknesses.

DHS Rescinds "No-Match" Rule, Moves Forward with E-Verify as It Shifts Enforcement Focus to Employers

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has signaled a turn toward targeting employers rather than unauthorized immigrants in worksite enforcement.

The Next Generation of E-Verify: Getting Employment Verification Right

A redesigned E-Verify employment verification system should boost accuracy and coverage while protecting workers’ rights and limiting burdens on U.S. employers.

ICE to Expand New Immigration Enforcement Program in Local Jails

Of approximately 12,000 “criminal aliens” flagged by Secure Communities in its first months, only 862 were the highest-priority Level 1 offenders.

The Basics of E-Verify, the U.S. Employer Verification System

As of April 2009, more than 117,000 U.S. employers had enrolled in E-Verify, yet fewer than 2 percent of U.S. firms were participating.