US Immigration and Customs Enforcement stopped publicly revealing the locations of thousands of detainees subject to final deportation orders as of 2026-09-21, an unannounced policy shift that made it harder for lawyers and family members to locate detainees. The move aligns with Trump administration immigration enforcement policies.
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AP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders AP News
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.
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AP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders. https:// apnews.com/article/ice-detaine e-locator-disappear-removal-orders-c3329a70bce424879bc5880b286c019c
Immigration agency’s move makes it harder for lawyers and family to find detainees, in line with stringent Trump policy US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding thousands of detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, an unannounced move that has made it far more difficult for lawyers and relatives to find them, according to curre
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Note the use of the phrase "erasing immigrants." That's not by accident. "U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is erasing immigrants with final deportation orders from a searchable online database, leaving families and attorneys in the dark as they try to find out where someone has been taken." https://www. washingtonpost.com/immigration /2026/09/21/immigrants-with-final-deportation-orders-dis
https://www. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s ep/21/ice-hides-detainee-locations "…detainees have options to challenge their detention and removal, including seeking to reopen the case or by bringing what’s known as a # habeas petition asking a judge to release them on constitutional grounds. Federal judges have granted thousands of rulings ordering that detainees be released or granted bond hearing
Trump returns to the UN, ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders AP News