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ICE’s Detention Numbers Creep Upward

By immigrationprof

TRAC-Reports

News from TRAC Immigration: “According to the latest data released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), detention numbers creeped upward in recent weeks while alternatives to detention numbers continue to decline. TRAC has also implemented new user improvements for Quick Facts where these data are made more accessible to the public.”

Highlights from latest TRAC data:

  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement held 26,898 in ICE detention according to data current as of March 26, 2023.

  • 16,285 out of 26,898—or 60.5%—held in ICE detention have no criminal record, according to data current as of March 26, 2023. Many more have only minor offenses, including traffic violations.

  • ICE relied on detention facilities in Texas to house the most people during FY 2023, according to data current as of March 20, 2023.

  • ICE arrested 6,965 and CBP arrested 12,767 of the 19,732 people booked into detention by ICE during February 2023.

  • South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas held the largest number of ICE detainees so far in FY 2023, averaging 1,367 per day (as of March 2023).

  • ICE Alternatives to Detention (ATD) programs are currently monitoring 281,613 families and single individuals, according to data current as of March 25, 2023.

  • Harlingen’s area office has highest number in ICE’s Alternatives to Detention (ATD) monitoring programs, according to data current as of March 25, 2023.

Click the link above for the full report.

KJ

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