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ICE Detainee Classification

The classification and categorization of ICE detainees based on their criminal history and immigration status.

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Jan 28, 2026

How does ICE define and categorize 'criminality' in its public detention and removal tables?

’s public detention and removal tables classify “” along a few discrete, administratively defined lines: persons with criminal convictions, those with pending criminal charges, and those with no convi...

Jan 17, 2026

How does ICE classify 'criminal' versus 'noncriminal' detainees in its public statistics?

ICE’s public statistics separate detainees into buckets that are not a simple binary of “criminal” versus “noncriminal”: the agency reports people with criminal convictions, people with pending crimin...