Follow immigration records requests, and what comes back.
Immigration Records Watch asks federal agencies and local governments for records about immigration, tracks every request, and publishes what comes back. It also shows how to request records yourself and keeps a reference library on how immigration records requests work.
97of 115 requests still open. One square is one request.
- Processing
- 96
- Awaiting acknowledgment
- 1
- Closed
- 18
As of Oct 17, 2026. How days are counted
Behind the numbers
14 requests have been appealed. USCIS invoked the 10-working-day "unusual circumstances" extension on 93 of the 93 open requests it has acknowledged. What the extension means
What's new
Released records →- Oct 16, 2026Records released Livingston County Sheriff's Office and ICE: 287(g) Warrant Service Officer agreement
- Oct 13, 2026Records released Calhoun County and ICE: detention agreement, billing and daily jail counts
- Oct 13, 2026Request filed Notes of the center's leadership forum
- Oct 13, 2026Request filed Operations Support Branch biweekly reports to center leadership
Accountability
This site's requests to USCIS, other federal offices and local governments, with how long each has waited.
Open the tracker →Get records
Where to request immigration records from federal agencies and local governments, with a step-by-step guide for USCIS.
Find where to ask →Library
How timing is counted and the rule of 3, with primary sources. More topics are coming soon.
Browse the library →What has been asked, by theme
All requests →Number of requests in each theme; the bar shows the longest open wait in that theme.