The White House’s Aliens.gov Site Brags That ICE Arrested More Than 700 US Citizens
Summary
WIRED investigates Aliens.gov, showing that the site uses data from DHS to claim ICE arrests, but the data contain non-immigration arrests and American-born arrestees. The article highlights a fake encounters counter, data cleanup after watchdog reviews, and broader concerns about data provenance, accuracy, and civil rights implications of government dashboards.