International Migration Studies: U.S. Government Info on Immigration/Border Studies

Non-partisan reports on immigration issues, prepared for the U.S. Congress.

DHS responsibilities include border security, citizenship services, and immigration enforcement.

Presents security-related documents from a variety of federal government agencies and other organizations.

A comprehensive database of historical and current documents on immigration law and policy, including hearings, reports, decisions, and several immigration-related acts and legislative histories. (part of the HeinOnline suite of databases)

Indexes Congressional materials from 1789-present. Includes bills, laws and pending legislation, legislative history, hearings, testimony, reports, documents, Congressional Record, and Congressional Research Service Reports.

Provides access to a large number of immigration reports (2002- ) from the Congressional Research Service, Government Accountability Office, and the Department of Homeland Security.

USCIS oversees lawful immigration to the United States.

CBP works to secure the U.S. border, facilitate lawful international trade and travel, and enforce immigration and drug laws.

ICE has investigative and enforcement responsibilities for federal immigration laws, customs laws, and air security laws.

Information about the 2012 immigration policy change related to deferred action for people who came to the U.S. as children.

EOIR has responsibility for adjudicating immigration cases via court proceedings, appellate reviews, and administrative hearings.

Parent committee of the House of Representatives' Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

This guide from the Library of Congress points to critical legal resources related to immigration.

Court-developed resource to assist attorneys in analyzing immigration petitions for review.

Senate committee responsible for immigration and citizenship laws and oversight.

IBWC is tasked with finding binational solutions to issues that arise during the application of United States-Mexico treaties regarding boundary demarcation, national ownership of waters, sanitation, water quality, and flood control in the border region.

An EPA program emphasizing regional, bottom-up approaches for decision making, priority setting, and project implementation to address the environmental and public health problems in the border region.

EHWG serves as the main conduit for addressing bi-national environmental health concerns, such as increases in disease rates along the US-Mexico border. See especially the "Projects and Publications" link. (Archived content.)

Binational health commission established in 2000, whose mission is to provide international leadership to optimize health and quality of life along the U.S.-México border. (archived websites available via Internet Archive)

Operational statistics on encounters, seizures, and more. See also, public data portal

Points to census data resources, arranged alphabetically by subject.

Statistical reports and publications from the Department of Homeland Security. Includes access to the annual Yearbook of Immigration Statistics (1996- ).

Statistics on individuals removed from the U.S.

Authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the U.S. Print only, 2013- . (Replaces the Census Bureau publication, which are available online.)

Data obtained from federal agencies through Freedom of Information Act requests and directly from federal courts. Arrests, detentions, removals, court proceedings, and more.

Daily, monthly, and annual statistics.

Article includes link to dataset obtained from U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP).