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Overall Immigration Detentions by ICE (2025)
Total detentions/arrests (all nationalities)
- Between January 20 and late June 2025, ICE conducted ~109,000 arrests nationwide. Most of those detained were migrants from Latin America and the Caribbean. El País
- Another data compilation shows over 273,000 total arrests by the agency in the first 7 months of 2025. La República
Current detainee population
- As of mid-December 2025, ICE was holding over 68,400 people in detention, the highest level on record. Reddit
- Earlier in the year, estimates showed ~56,000 detainees at once in ICE custody. Reddit
People with no criminal record
These figures are important because being detained without criminal history is often cited in discussions of “harassment.”
- One dataset shows roughly 71.7% of ICE detainees had no criminal conviction. VisaVerge
- Another analysis found that
See, here's the thing: if they are all proven to be here illegally, they, by entering illegally, have already incurred a criminal record. So, to say they had "no criminal record" is not accurate and a deliberate ignorance of the facts. The very first criminal law you are proven to have broken here makes you a criminal. Common sense.Overall Immigration Detentions by ICE (2025)
Total detentions/arrests (all nationalities)
- Between January 20 and late June 2025, ICE conducted ~109,000 arrests nationwide. Most of those detained were migrants from Latin America and the Caribbean. El País
- Another data compilation shows over 273,000 total arrests by the agency in the first 7 months of 2025. La República
Current detainee population
- As of mid-December 2025, ICE was holding over 68,400 people in detention, the highest level on record. Reddit
- Earlier in the year, estimates showed ~56,000 detainees at once in ICE custody. Reddit
People with no criminal record
These figures are important because being detained without criminal history is often cited in discussions of “harassment.”
- One dataset shows roughly 71.7% of ICE detainees had no criminal conviction. VisaVerge
- Another analysis found that in many street arrests, about 90% of those picked up were immigrants from Latin America with no convictions or removal orders.
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