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DHS reports wow.dhs.gov was the seventh most‑viewed DHS.gov page in 2025

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Site analytics or DHS traffic reports rank wow.dhs.gov as the 7th most-viewed page on DHS.gov for calendar year 2025 and show it was publicly available for 24 days during that year.

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced on February 5, 2026 that it added 5,000 more noncitizen individuals with criminal convictions to its public "Worst of the Worst" database at wow.dhs.gov, bringing the database total to 25,000. DHS said the site—launched December 8, 2025—has drawn millions of views and includes entries across multiple states with convictions ranging from assault and homicide to sex offenses and human trafficking. Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin framed the update as part of the administration’s transparency efforts and provided several named examples of added cases.
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Could not retrieve the DHS '2025 Year End Metrics Report' PDF from dhs.gov to confirm the official ranking of wow.dhs.gov; the DHS press release claims the page was the seventh most-viewed but I could not verify with the primary web metrics file. Retry after DHS makes the report accessible. Reason: the dhs.gov page listing the attachment exists, but the linked Year-End PDF did not resolve in searches or was not directly accessible at time of check.

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  1. Scheduled follow-up · Feb 07, 2026overdue
  2. Completion due · Feb 07, 2026
  3. Update · Feb 05, 2026, 11:51 PMTech Error
    Could not retrieve the DHS '2025 Year End Metrics Report' PDF from dhs.gov to confirm the official ranking of wow.dhs.gov; the DHS press release claims the page was the seventh most-viewed but I could not verify with the primary web metrics file. Retry after DHS makes the report accessible. Reason: the dhs.gov page listing the attachment exists, but the linked Year-End PDF did not resolve in searches or was not directly accessible at time of check.
  4. Original article · Feb 05, 2026
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