Monitor FOIA requests and litigation from immigration advocacy groups seeking this data; track whether Congress demands restoration of routine statistical reporting through appropriations riders or oversight hearings.
This is a genuine governance concern (A=28) involving transparency reduction and civil rights monitoring obstruction, but scores higher as distraction (B=44) because it's a classic authoritarian playbook move deployed precisely when deportation operations intensify. The timing and narrative-shielding function are textbook strategic opacity—making it harder to track and challenge enforcement actions. The information operation mechanism reduces constitutional damage scoring but increases distraction value as it obscures rather than directly harms.