Immigration Courts:
ICE Targeting Practices

Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 2:00pm EST

1. What is TRAC?
   • Research Center at Syracuse University (established 1989)
     • TRAC Website
     • About TRAC
     • TRAC Immigration
   • Co-directors: Professors Susan B. Long and David Burnham
   • Self-suppprting: Webinar funded by Four Freedoms Fund


2. Data obtained by TRAC FOIAs to monitor ICE prosecutorial discretion
   • Where the data come from: case-by-case records on all Immigration Court Proceedings
     • see About the Data
   • Terminology: Charge (the legal basis ICE alleges for seeking deportation order)
     • Violating immigration rules (entry without inspection, violation of other immigration rules)
     • Engaged in criminal activity (aggravated felon, other crimes)
     • Terrorist or national security risk
   • Useful links:
     • Listing of deportable criminal offenses and how frequently each has been used
     • Text of immigration laws referred to: 8 USC 1182 and 8 USC 1227


3. TRAC report series: ICE Targeting Practices
   • Latest data: FY 2012 (Oct - Dec 2011) "... ICE filings decline ... targeting of serious criminals down..."
   • Trends FY 2011 " ICE targets fewer criminals...."
   • Previous report: "...targeting before and after 9/11..."
   • Index to other TRAC immigration reports


4. Demonstration of accompanying TRAC User App:
   • U.S. Deportation Proceedings Filed by Charge
   • Index to other tools


5. TRAC needs your feedback (see webinar evaluation questions)
   • What was most helpful/not helpful?
   • Suggestions to improve User Apps (interactive web-based tools)
   • Suggestions for additional webinars on TRAC data