Entity: Deportation Data Project
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Deportation Data Project

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ICE arrest records in publicly available datasets such as the Deportation Data Project often do not include precise location information for where arrests occurred.
high data
Describes a limitation of ICE arrest datasets that complicates identifying the physical location of arrests.
Analysts can estimate which arrests occurred in immigration courts by cross-referencing ICE arrest records (for example, the Deportation Data Project) with immigration court hearing records from the Executive Office for Immigration Review and matching dates, places, and demographic information to identify arrests likely made on the same day as a court hearing.
high methodological
Describes a reproducible method for inferring courthouse arrests when arrest records lack precise location data.