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Criminal History of ICE Detainees

The percentage of ICE detainees with criminal convictions

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Jan 25, 2026
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What share of ICE detainees in FY2026 had violent convictions versus non-violent or no convictions, by independent datasets?

Independent analyses of diverge, but converge on a clear pattern: a small minority of detainees are recorded as having violent convictions while large majorities are classified as having no criminal c...

Jan 17, 2026
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What percentage of people detained by ICE are undocumented?

The public record assembled here does not contain a single, authoritative percentage that answers “what share of people detained by ICE are undocumented,” and agency dashboards and reporting frame det...

Jan 26, 2026

How does ICE define and count ‘criminal’ versus ‘non‑criminal’ in its detention statistics?

’s public statistics divide detained people into categories based on U.S. and pending charges, and a residual “no convictions/pending charges” group that ICE labels to include re‑entries, fugitives wi...