ICE arrest data just arrived with incredibly useful new fields, updated trends in who ICE is targeting and where, deeper understanding of enforcement system, and some quality issues.
A note about Final Program: in the detentions table, this release has unfortunately dropped the Final Program field, replacing it with Apprehension Final Program. There was sometimes a difference between Final Program in the arrests and detentions tables in previous releases, particularly in certain jurisdictions (e.g., San Francisco, Spokane). The now-gone detentions Final Program sometimes helped distinguish between different types of arrests (immigration court, check-in, community):
Alas, im not skilled in data verification. The best analysis of veracity i have is reading a number of analyses, such as yours, and see if most analysts agree. If you have a better method, im all ears, but I barely passed undergrad statistics. And then it was by memorization, not by actual comprehension
Is there a way to get the data in your awesome Minnesota, Illinois, and West Virginia charts for other states? I'm interested in Virginia, DC, and Maryland. Thank you!!!
A note about Final Program: in the detentions table, this release has unfortunately dropped the Final Program field, replacing it with Apprehension Final Program. There was sometimes a difference between Final Program in the arrests and detentions tables in previous releases, particularly in certain jurisdictions (e.g., San Francisco, Spokane). The now-gone detentions Final Program sometimes helped distinguish between different types of arrests (immigration court, check-in, community):
https://missionlocal.org/2026/03/sf-ice-data-arrests-breakdown-check-ins/
Thank you for that comment! Very very helpful.
FYI, the Syracuse NY sub-office is at 100 Northern Concourse, Syracuse, NY 13212
Thank you for all you do!!
Alas, im not skilled in data verification. The best analysis of veracity i have is reading a number of analyses, such as yours, and see if most analysts agree. If you have a better method, im all ears, but I barely passed undergrad statistics. And then it was by memorization, not by actual comprehension
Is there a way to get the data in your awesome Minnesota, Illinois, and West Virginia charts for other states? I'm interested in Virginia, DC, and Maryland. Thank you!!!