Overview
- Marc Rosenblum, who ran the Office of Homeland Security Statistics for DHS, publicly announced his resignation in late July and said he was leaving because of a 'war on immigrants, the war on feds, and the war on facts.'
- DHS would not clarify whether Rosenblum was fired or chose to resign and issued a statement that declined to comment on personal decisions.
- The OHSS public data portal has not been updated since February 11, 2025, leaving ICE detention counts, Border Patrol encounter statistics, and repatriation figures out of date and researchers reliant on lawsuits and FOIA requests for recent numbers.
- Advocates and watchdogs recently filed litigation seeking full deportation data, and Rosenblum’s exit has raised concerns that political pressure is constraining the release of statistics that are key for oversight and policymaking.
- Rosenblum had pledged in 2023 to publish faster, more granular DHS data and said he plans to continue working on immigration data and policy after leaving, a change that could shift where independent analysts and lawmakers obtain enforcement figures.