REAL ID Act: Frequently Asked Questions
Jul 9, 2025 This FAQ explains which categories of immigrants may be eligible for a REAL ID license, outlines alternative forms of identification for travel or accessing federal facilities, and highlights potential risks for immigrants without a REAL...
How ICE Blurs the Line between Enforcement of Civil Immigration Violations and Enforcement of Criminal Laws
Aug 27, 2019 When Congress heads back to Washington, DC, after its long August recess, it will resume the ongoing debate over how many taxpayer dollars the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) should be allocated to do its work. Much of that debate...
How ICE Uses Driver’s License Photos and DMV Databases
Aug 6, 2019 Local, state, and federal law enforcement, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), have long relied on driver’s license databases to obtain information (such as addresses) about drivers and car owners. For many years, the...
How the Trump Deportation Machine Relies on Inaccurate Databases and Unregulated Data Collection
Joan Friedland
Nov 1, 2019 In a groundbreaking decision, a U.S. district court in California recently concluded that the immigration databases U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) relies on are too unreliable to form the basis for probable cause to issue...