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2025 detention standards

ICE has updated its formal detention rules — the National Detention Standards revised in 2025 — which outline sanitation, medical and oversight expectations for facilities.

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Jan 23, 2026

What internal ICE reporting and oversight mechanisms changed between 2016 and 2019, and how were weekly enforcement metrics used?

Between 2016 and 2019 ’s internal reporting and oversight architecture saw a mix of formal standards updates, expanded inspection posting and monitoring initiatives, and repeated external critiques th...

Jan 11, 2026

How did ICE change its removals-counting methodology in July 2023 and what effect did that have on historical totals?

ICE adopted a new internal rule in July 2023 that changed which movements it classifies as “ICE Removals,” applied that rule retroactively to May 12, 2023, and as a result modestly increased the agenc...