The Statistical Smokescreen of Trump's Immigration Crackdown The data on immigration enforcement has long been a contentious issue in American politics, but under President Trump, it's become a battleground where facts are distorted to serve a narrative.
The departure of Marc Rosenblum, the top statistician at the Department of Homeland Security for over a decade, is a symptom of this problem – and a warning sign for anyone who cares about honest governance.
Rosenblum's team was established in 2019 with bipartisan support to provide timely statistics on immigration enforcement free from political interference.