Our Portfolio
Discover our research projects and technical solutions that amplify academic impact and drive meaningful change.
Research Publications
Peer-reviewed research papers and methodological frameworks advancing immigration and policy research.
Interval ADP: A Method for Estimating Recent Populations at ICE Detention Facilities
A novel methodology for estimating real-time detention facility populations using interval analysis.
Web Development Projects
Cutting-edge web applications and platforms that transform research data into accessible insights.
Detention Pregnancy Tracker
The Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) knew that immigrant detention can be uniquely dangerous for women who are pregnant, postpartum, and nursing—but they had no way of collecting data on this sensitive population. In response to this need, Relevant Research built a secure website on short deadline for collecting case information, then helped WRC launch the platform at a Congressional briefing and generate media attention. The Detention Pregnancy Tracker demonstrates how Relevant Research integrates digital strategies with deep knowledge of the U.S. immigration system.
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ICE Detention Dashboard
The recent growth of immigrant detention generated new demands for facility-level data from reporters, policymakers, and researchers. To respond to this urgent need, Relevant Research’s Adam Sawyer developed the Interval Average Daily Population (ADP) method for finding current detained populations at individual facilities, then built a super-stable platform using a static website generator for aggregating facility-level data that quickly became the go-to source for information about detention.
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Immigration Professor Blog Platform
The Immigration Professor’s Blog (ImmProf Blog), created by Professor Kevin Johnson, has been a crucial source of immigration news and analysis since 2005—but it was almost lost to digital history. In 2025, ImmProf Blog’s host platform, Typepad, shut down with only 30 days’ notice. To preserve this resource, Relevant Research quickly migrated the blog to a new independent domain, created a searchable archive of 20 years of past posts, and launched the new site with minimal downtime
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Immigration Enforcement Analytics
The Immigration Enforcement Dashboard is an independent project developed by Relevant Research to enhance public accessibility of immigration enforcement data obtained and published by the Deportation Data Project. This dashboard transforms complex administrative datasets into accessible visualizations and analysis tools for journalists, researchers, and policymakers who require validated, nonpartisan data but lack the technical infrastructure or domain expertise to independently process large-scale government datasets. The project leverages Relevant Research's experience in administrative data analysis to broaden access to immigration enforcement information across diverse user communities and skill levels. Consider also visiting our related project at Detention Reports.
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American Families United (AFU)
One of the most overlooked groups in the national immigration debate are U.S. citizens married to immigrants with no pathway to legal status —which is exactly who American Families United (AFU) represents. But without any data on this group, AFU struggled to scale their storytelling from individual couples to their larger membership. Relevant Research conducted a survey on a tight deadline leading up to Congressional meetings in late 2025, producing a final report titled “Collateral Damage” —the first of its kind —which prompted a press conference by Representative María Salazar to highlight the report’s key findings.
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