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U.S. citizens wrongfully detained by ICE in 2024

The number of U.S. citizens wrongfully detained by ICE in 2024 is not available due to lack of reporting and data.

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Jan 26, 2026
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How many illegal aliens have been detained by ICE so far? And how many of them have criminal records? How many of them are actually here legally?

As of early January 2026, ’s detained population was reported at roughly 69,000 people — a record high for the agency — with multiple watchdog and news outlets citing agency data that put the number b...

Jan 14, 2026

How many Citizens were detained By ICE in2023

The reporting reviewed contains detailed counts of people ICE booked into custody and of the detained population in FY2023, but none of the official or independent datasets explicitly report a tally o...