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The surge in ICE detention in 2025, particularly in southwestern and southeastern states, and the decline in independent oversight inspections.
Available reporting tallies at least four migrants who died in U.S. immigration custody in the first ten days of 2026 and at least four people killed in shootings by federal immigration agents during ...
About two-thirds to three-quarters of people in custody in recent reporting periods had no criminal conviction and were being held for civil immigration violations; precise estimates vary by dataset a...
’s detention surge in 2025 was concentrated in southwestern and southeastern states — with , , , and housing the largest average daily populations — even as nationwide, creating a suggestive but not p...
Federal datasets released and analyzed by journalists and researchers show a dramatic shift in the criminal-record composition of people held by ICE in 2025: detention totals surged to record highs wh...
ICE’s detained population in 2025 surged to levels not seen in the agency’s history, rising from roughly 39,000 in December 2024/January 2025 to sustained daily counts above the previous peak from Aug...