Mapping ICE Activity

People Over Papers is a community-driven map showing reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity. 

People Over Papers lets anyone submit sightings of possible ICE operations and view recent reports near them. The project’s stated objective is to “collect community-submitted information about possible ICE activity to help inform the public and raise awareness,” with every report reviewed by moderators before it appears. Reports are split into confirmed (from trusted partners like rapid response networks and nonprofits) and non-confirmed (from the general public).

Every day at 4:00 AM Eastern, the map clears and starts fresh. Selecting a date shows reports submitted from 4:01 AM that day through 4:00 AM the next day. This rolling, day-by-day model reduces the risk of stale information being mistaken for current activity and encourages users to treat the map as a snapshot rather than a permanent record.