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Sanctuary Policies and ICE Arrests 2020-2024

The impact of sanctuary policies on ICE arrests and deportations in the United States from 2020 to 2024.

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Jan 15, 2026
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How do state sanctuary policies statistically affect ICE interior arrest rates?

Sanctuary policies are statistically associated with fewer deportations and lower ICE arrest rates in some jurisdictions—especially arrests originating in local jails—because those policies limit loca...

Feb 3, 2026

What does the National Academy of Sciences/PNAS research say in detail about sanctuary policies and violent crime/deportations?

paper published in PNAS ( 2020) finds that local implemented 2010–2015 significantly reduced overall—about one-third for people fingerprinted by local authorities—while sharply cutting deportations of...