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Immigration Detention 2025-2026

The increase in immigration detention driven by people without prior convictions in 2025 and 2026.

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Feb 4, 2026

What % of people arrested by ice are criminals

in the agency’s recent reporting period had U.S. criminal convictions, while the share without U.S. convictions has grown markedly — estimates range from roughly half to nearly three-quarters dependin...

Feb 4, 2026

What percentage of ice arrests in 2025-2026 have been non-criminals

Available public analyses and leaked datasets show that a substantial share of people arrested and detained by in 2025–early 2026 lacked criminal convictions; estimates vary by dataset and definition,...

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