Frequently asked questions

How many people are in ICE detention?

As of July 11, 2026, ICE held 65,765 people in detention. 70.6% of them have no criminal conviction, and 39.8% have neither a conviction nor a pending criminal charge.

How many people does ICE arrest?

From August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026, ICE arrested 424,460 people inside the US. 42.6% of them had neither a criminal conviction nor a charge.

What is 287(g)?

It is a program under which ICE delegates part of its powers to local police and sheriffs: checking immigration status and detaining people for ICE. As of October 1, 2026, 2,234 agencies (sheriff's offices, city police, state agencies) in 40 states take part.

Detention

How many people ICE holds in detention and where, how many people ICE arrests and whether they have criminal records, where police and sheriffs work with ICE under 287(g), and how many people are stopped at the border and what happens to them next.

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