How many lawful permanent residents were detained by ICE each year from 2018 to 2024?

1. What the available ICE data cover — and what they don’t

ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) statistics dashboards are described as presenting arrests, detentions, removals and alternatives to detention through Dec. 31, 2024, but the summary language in the materials provided does not show a table or breakdown that isolates “lawful permanent residents detained” by year for 2018–2024 ^[1]. ICE web pages explain broad detention categories (e.g., by country of citizenship and criminal history) and state that most people on the ICE docket are not detained, without specifically listing annual LPR detention totals in the excerpts given ^{[1] [2]}. Therefore a year-by-year LPR detention series is not available in the supplied sources (not found in current reporting).

2. Legal basis for detaining lawful permanent residents

Federal immigration law permits detention of many noncitizens, and lawful permanent residents can be subject to mandatory or discretionary detention under various INA provisions — for example when arriving at a port of entry, when charged with certain crimes, or when deemed removable — as explained in guidance and legal-aid materials ^{[3] [2]}. ICE’s public pages likewise state detention is used to secure presence for proceedings, to facilitate removals, and where mandatory detention applies, which implicitly includes some LPR cases though the sources do not enumerate them by year ^[2].

3. Reporting examples show detention of individual LPRs but not totals

News and advocacy pieces supplied detail individual cases and legal debates over detaining LPRs — for instance coverage of detainees and legal challenges — illustrating that LPR detention occurs and can prompt habeas litigation and congressional interest ^{[4] [5]}. These narratives provide context about why LPR detention happens and the legal disputes it raises, but they do not translate into an annual numeric series of detained LPRs for 2018–2024 in the documents provided ^{[4] [5]}.

4. Where numbers might exist beyond these excerpts

The ICE ERO statistics page claims to present dashboards and trends through 12/31/2024 — that suggests the underlying site may contain downloadable datasets or dashboards that could be queried for more granular breakdowns, potentially including place-of-birth or immigration status filters ^[1]. However, the snippets provided here do not include those datasets or a pre-made LPR-by-year table; locating precise LPR annual detention counts would require direct access to the ICE dashboards or FOIA requests, neither of which are contained in the supplied materials ^[1].

5. Disagreements, limitations and implicit agendas

ICE materials emphasize compliance with detention standards and the purposes of detention (public safety, proceedings, removals), which frames detention as administratively necessary and regulated ^{[6] [2]}. Advocacy/legal-aid sources stress the law permits detaining long-term permanent residents and point to risks of wrongful detention and due-process concerns — an implicit agenda to protect noncitizens and press for legal safeguards ^{[3] [7]}. News coverage of individual cases highlights possible errors or aggressive enforcement and spurs congressional or legal scrutiny, reflecting competing perspectives on ICE priorities and oversight ^{[4] [5]}.

6. What I can and cannot conclude from the supplied sources

I can conclude from the supplied sources that ICE detains LPRs under existing statutes and that ERO maintains dashboards covering detentions through 2024, but I cannot produce the requested annual counts for 2018–2024 because those specific figures are not included in the provided material ^{[3] [2] [1]}. To get the requested year-by-year numbers would require examining the ICE ERO statistics dashboards or underlying datasets directly or locating a report that tabulates detentions by immigration status — steps beyond what’s in these excerpts ^[1].

7. Next steps if you want the numbers

If you want precise annual counts, consult the ICE ERO statistics dashboards linked on ICE’s statistics page or request the detention dataset from ICE (the ERO dashboards are referenced to December 31, 2024) — the supplied excerpt points to that resource but does not contain the LPR-by-year breakdown itself ^[1]. Alternatively, a FOIA request to ICE or a search for third‑party analyses that explicitly tabulate detained individuals by immigration status could produce the 2018–2024 series (not found in current reporting).