Overview
- The department said a website glitch affected about 5% of entries and reported the issue has been resolved after media questions.
- The database lists roughly 25,000 people with names, alleged crimes, and arrest locations that DHS promoted as evidence of tougher enforcement.
- CNN’s review found hundreds of entries tied to relatively minor offenses such as traffic infractions, marijuana possession, or illegal reentry.
- Arrest hotspots on the site include small cities with large detention facilities, suggesting many detainees were already in custody or transferred from state prisons.
- Minnesota officials accused DHS of inflating arrest totals during Operation Metro Surge, while DHS maintains all listed individuals were arrested by ICE and placed in removal proceedings.