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ICE Arrests and Detention Numbers Decline in Early February, Latest Data Show
ICE detention fell to 68,289 after hitting a record high of 70,766. Ankle monitors climbed past 42,000. The drop is too early to call a trend.
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The Non-Detained Docket Is Key to Developing Effective Alternatives to Mass Immigrant Detention. Why Do We Know So Little About It?
The non-detained docket is massive, consequential, and completely unstudied. Join Claire Trickler-McNulty and myself as we try to map the terra…
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A Personal Note About the Impact and Future of This Newsletter
Just 3% of readers support this newsletter financially. Join the growing community of supporters behind the research that is having an impact on the…
Feb 11
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Want to Understand Immigration Enforcement in 2026? Read These Five Reports
Expert research on immigration enforcement that the news cycle won't give you. Five reports, three takeaways each, and a case for reading deeply instead…
Feb 10
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Dilley Family Detention Center Triples in Size Amid Growing Controversy Over Conditions
ICE's Dilley family detention center has nearly tripled since October to 1,332 people, including an estimated 800 children, amid protests, measles…
Feb 9
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Investigating ICE's Mass Detention System: A Conversation with Doug MacMillan of The Washington Post
Few reporters have done more to expose what’s happening inside America’s sprawling immigrant detention system than Doug MacMillan.
Feb 8
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The Best Source of ICE Detention Data Just Got Better: "Detention Reports" Now Includes Map, New Graph, & Facility Contracts
DetentionReports.com now features an interactive national map of all 237 ICE detention facilities, comparative scatter plots showing facility…
Feb 7
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DC Reporters Invited: Congressional Press Conference to Showcase New Data on Mixed-Status Couples
Reporters in Washington, D.C., I am inviting you to please join me at a press conference tomorrow (Thursday, Feb 5) on Capitol Hill (240 Cannon House…
Feb 5
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ICE's Mass Detention Infrastructure Meets Resistance in Maryland
Mass deportation requires mass detention, but ICE's legitimacy problems are catching up with them. Maryland county just blocked a facility after the…
Feb 4
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ICE's Delayed Detention Data is Out, Two Record Highs: 70,000 People Detained, 40,000 on Ankle Monitors
ICE detention has crossed 70,000 for the first time ever, with ankle monitor use topping 40,000. The data was delayed, but it's finally public.
Feb 2
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January 2026
Show Your Work: The Math Behind My Claim that 92% of ICE's Detention Growth Comes from People with No Criminal Convictions
The Wall Street Journal cited my analysis showing detention growth is driven almost entirely by people without criminal convictions. Here's exactly how…
Jan 31
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ICE Withholds Congressionally Mandated Detention Data
In the midst of heated budget negotiations over immigration enforcement, ICE flouts Congress's prior mandate to publish timely detention data.
Jan 30
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