The Death of Reliable Immigration Data
The director of the Office of Homeland Security Statistics has resigned, citing a hostile work environment and political interference. The report suggests the current administration has blocked the release of immigration data to obscure the realities of its deportation policies.
Why it matters
The erosion of independent statistical reporting undermines public trust and the ability of lawmakers to make evidence-based policy decisions regarding national security.
The Department of Homeland Security set up an independent office to provide statistics that lawmakers and the public could trust. Its director just quit.
Anna Moneymaker / Getty August 10, 2026, 6 AM ET Share Save M arc Rosenblum , the top statistician at the Department of Homeland Security for more than a decade, resigned in frustration in late July. Three years ago, he established the Office of Homeland Security Statistics, with support from lawmakers from both parties, to provide Congress and the broader public with reliable, timely statistics on immigration enforcement and other homeland-security trends free of political interference. When President Trump returned, that effort was doomed.
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