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<h3>Why Your Support Matters</h3>

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<h3>Where Donations Go</h3>

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A large part of the work involves digging into FOIA disclosures, filing new FOIA requests, paying for searches, redactions, duplication fees, and the constant back-and-forth with agencies who deliberately slow ~~things~~ down. FOIA isn’t free in the United States, especially when dealing with DHS or ICE. Some requests cost tens or hundreds ~~of dollars~~ just to get started, and ~~complex~~ releases can ~~run into~~ the thousands.

A large part of the work involves digging into FOIA disclosures, filing new FOIA requests, paying for searches, redactions, duplication fees, and the constant back-and-forth with agencies who deliberately slow everything down. FOIA isn’t free in the United States, especially when dealing with DHS or ICE. Some requests cost tens or hundreds just to get started, and big releases can hit the thousands.

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Donations also cover the environment the project runs on: hosting, server resources, database load, file storage, mapping, security hardening, backups, and the bandwidth it takes to keep a public investigative database online without throttling access.

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<h3>Independence</h3>

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No corporate funding, no political sponsors, no advertisers. Just the work, the evidence, the documentation, and the public record. Donations let ICE List ~~remain~~ exactly what it needs to be, completely unaligned with anyone except the truth.

No corporate funding, no political sponsors, no advertisers. Just the work, the evidence, the documentation, and the public record. Donations let ICE List stay exactly what it needs to be, completely unaligned with anyone except the truth.

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<strong>Important:</strong><br>

ICE List is not a registered charity. Donations are <strong>not tax-deductible</strong>. They directly support research, hosting, FOIA fees, and infrastructure.

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-       A large part of the work involves digging into FOIA disclosures, filing new FOIA requests, paying for searches, redactions, duplication fees, and the constant back-and-forth with agencies who deliberately slow things down. FOIA isn’t free in the United States, especially when dealing with DHS or ICE. Some requests cost tens or hundreds of dollars just to get started, and complex releases can run into the thousands.
+       A large part of the work involves digging into FOIA disclosures, filing new FOIA requests, paying for searches, redactions, duplication fees, and the constant back-and-forth with agencies who deliberately slow everything down. FOIA isn’t free in the United States, especially when dealing with DHS or ICE. Some requests cost tens or hundreds just to get started, and big releases can hit the thousands.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Donations also cover the environment the project runs on: hosting, server resources, database load, file storage, mapping, security hardening, backups, and the bandwidth it takes to keep a public investigative database online without throttling access.
      </p>
      <h3>Independence</h3>
      <p>
-       No corporate funding, no political sponsors, no advertisers. Just the work, the evidence, the documentation, and the public record. Donations let ICE List remain exactly what it needs to be, completely unaligned with anyone except the truth.
+       No corporate funding, no political sponsors, no advertisers. Just the work, the evidence, the documentation, and the public record. Donations let ICE List stay exactly what it needs to be, completely unaligned with anyone except the truth.
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+      <strong>Important:</strong><br>
+      ICE List is not a registered charity. Donations are <strong>not tax-deductible</strong>. They directly support research, hosting, FOIA fees, and infrastructure.
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