Detention

The Legal, Medical, and Moral Failings of Family Detention: A Conversation with Javier Hidalgo & Faisal Al-Juburi from RAICES Texas

We are living through an era of exceptionally punitive immigration enforcement policies.

Oct 8 •

1:01:14

Inside Family Detention with Javier Hidalgo and Faisal Al-Juburi from RAICES Texas

Join me on Tuesday October 7 at 1:00 pm Eastern for an in-depth conversation about the harsh realities of family detention and how immigrant rights…

Oct 1 •

Number of Detained Immigrants with No Criminal History Continues to Grow

Here's the latest ICE detention data with key findings and graphics.

Sep 30 •

DACA Recipient Held at Adelanto Detention Facility Dies at Nearby Hospital, 14th Death in ICE Custody This Year

Ismael Ayala-Uribe, 39, died two days ago on Sunday while in ICE custody at the for-profit Adelanto Processing Center in California, marking the 14th…

Sep 24 •

Event Announcement: "Immigration Detention, Inc" Book Talk at American University September 30 (Register Today)

Join Ernesto Castañeda, Tazreena Sajjad, Nancy Hiemstra, Deirdre Conlon, and myself for a discussion about the rapidly-expanding US immigrant detention…

Sep 22 •

The Women’s Refugee Commission Detention Pregnancy Tracker: A Critical Tool for Documenting the Treatment of Pregnant Women in Immigration…

🚨 Have you seen a pregnant woman in ICE custody? Submit a report today.

Sep 16 •

Detention Reports Update: Fort Bliss Now Detaining Over 1,000 People + New Data and Enhanced Error Tracking

DetentionReports.com now updated with data through September 11, 2025, covering 197 facilities. New prominent data notes feature helps users identify…

Sep 13 •

and

Immigration Arrests and Detention Numbers Decline Slightly, but Court Rulings and Flood of Funding Likely to Change All That

ICE's detained population declined to 59,000 and arrests are down from June, but the Supreme Court's authorization of racial profiling and $165B in…

Sep 12 •

Discover a Detention Facility Near You: A Community Exercise in Civic Awareness

Help build a learning community around detention data. Get hands-on with the newly updated facility numbers at DetentionReports.com and add your own…

Aug 31 •

and

ICE's Detained Population Now at Record 61,226 People

ICE's latest data show record detention numbers, growing GPS ankle monitor usage, and dip in arrests since June. PLUS: This newsletter just crossed…

Aug 29 •

ICE Detention Numbers Hit New High: 59,380 People Behind Bars

ICE's detained population is at the highest verifiable count in years. But with billions in new funding, this may be just the beginning of the Trump…

Aug 14 •

ICE Book-ins Closely Match Immigration Arrests from Deportation Data Project (Part 4)

In Part 4 of my series on ICE data from the Deportation Data Project, I find that ICE book-ins correspond closely to ICE administrative arrests—a simple…

Aug 8 •

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts