Fact check: A list of legal US residents detained or deported by ICE

1. Summary of the results

The analyses reveal that no comprehensive list of legal US residents detained or deported by ICE exists in the available sources. Instead, the sources provide fragmented information about ICE operations and enforcement activities.

Key findings include:

• ICE arrested 752 non-citizens convicted of murder and 1,693 convicted of sexual assault as of the end of May 2025 ^[1]
• ICE deported nearly 200,000 people in the first seven months since Trump returned to the White House, putting the agency on track for its highest rate of removals in at least a decade ^[2]
• Specific individual cases are mentioned, including arrests of a Tren de Aragua gang member, a Venezuelan fugitive, and a Brazilian alien who overstayed their visa ^[3]

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

The original request lacks crucial context about the distinction between legal residents and undocumented individuals. The analyses reveal several important omissions:

• Legal residents can be detained despite valid documentation: The case of Arman Momand, a 19-year-old Afghan national with a Special Immigrant Visa, was detained by ICE despite having lawful status and was forced to reschedule his pending green card interview ^[4]
• ICE operations focus primarily on individuals with criminal records rather than legal residents, as evidenced by arrests targeting convicted murderers and sexual assault perpetrators ^{[1] [3]}
• Local law enforcement partnerships through programs like the 287(g) Program allow local agencies to enforce immigration law with ICE oversight, potentially affecting how legal residents are identified and processed ^[5]

The Trump administration's immigration policies have created an environment where even individuals with valid documentation face potential detention, highlighting systemic issues beyond simple deportation statistics ^[4].

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The original statement contains several problematic assumptions:

• Implies such a list exists or should exist: The sources demonstrate that ICE does not maintain or publish comprehensive lists of detained legal residents ^{[1] [3] [6]}
• Conflates different categories of individuals: The request doesn't distinguish between legal permanent residents, visa holders, asylum seekers, and other categories of legal status
• Lacks specificity about timeframe: Without temporal boundaries, the request becomes impossibly broad and potentially misleading

The framing suggests there may be widespread detention of legal residents, but the available evidence shows that while such cases exist (like Arman Momand), they appear to be exceptions rather than systematic policy ^[4]. However, the lack of comprehensive data itself could be seen as problematic for transparency and accountability in immigration enforcement.