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The number of people in ICE detention and the characteristics of the detained population, including criminal convictions.
Available federal and independent reporting shows that only a minority of undocumented (commonly termed “illegal”) immigrants have criminal convictions: counts of people in ICE detention indicate roug...
As of early January 2026, ’s detained population was reported at roughly 69,000 people — a record high for the agency — with multiple watchdog and news outlets citing agency data that put the number b...