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ICE Sexual Abuse Allegations 2025

Allegations of sexual abuse in ICE facilities and the handling of these allegations by ICE and DHS.

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Jan 25, 2026
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How do ICE’s substantiation rates for sexual‑abuse allegations compare to other federal detention systems, such as the Bureau of Prisons, from 2018–2024?

’s facility-level reports show 922 sexual‑assault allegations from Sept 2018–Apr 2022 with 118 (12.8%) found “substantiated,” a published figure that journalists and researchers have used to describe ...

Jan 24, 2026

What procedural gaps have watchdogs identified in ICE’s investigations of sexual‑abuse allegations and what reforms have been proposed or implemented?

Watchdogs and advocates say has long suffered procedural gaps in how sexual‑abuse allegations are reported, investigated, and overseen—ranging from thin investigations and poor data transparency to we...