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Detention Growth

The growth in detention numbers and the characteristics of those detained, including the presence or absence of criminal convictions.

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Jan 25, 2026
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How many ICE facility inspections were publicly posted each month in 2025, and which regions saw the steepest declines?

The public record does not provide a month-by-month tally of facility inspection reports for 2025 that can be verified from the available sources; independent analysis shows a sharp overall drop in po...

Feb 6, 2026

How have independent audits or court studies validated or contradicted ICE’s internal criminal history coding in recent years?

Independent researchers, advocacy groups and data projects have repeatedly reanalyzed ICE’s published and found that ICE’s internal coding and public framing — especially counting people with pending ...