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ICE false arrests

The claim about the percentage of false arrests by ICE, and the available data on ICE arrests and detentions

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Jan 27, 2026
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Historically, what percentage of ICE arrests were U.S. citizens versus noncitizens nationwide?

Historically, arrests have overwhelmingly involved noncitizens; administrative arrest powers apply to noncitizens and agency statistics and expert analyses indicate U.S. citizens represent a very smal...

Jan 13, 2026
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how many wrongful arrests did ice do during obama administration?

There is no authoritative, publicly available count of “wrongful arrests” by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during the Obama administration; the reporting and databases compiled by adv...