New data reveals that the number of immigrants in detention under ICE has surged to 43,759, the highest level in over five years, as the Trump administration intensifies its immigration enforcement policies. The report indicates that a significant portion, 52.1%, of these detainees have no criminal record, highlighting potential issues regarding the rationale for such detentions. The shift in responsibility for arrests shows ICE capturing more than half of all immigration arrests, marking a change in strategy to focus on interior enforcement as a backlog in immigration courts persists.
The number of immigrants in detention reached as high as 55,654 in August 2019, with the help of temporary centers erected to house an increase of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Data shows that for the first time in four years, ICE is now responsible for more than half of all immigrants arrested, leading to detention.
22,797 out of 43,759 - or 52.1% - held in ICE detention at the various locations across the country have no criminal record, TRAC found.
The detention surge comes as the Trump administration steps up immigration enforcement and seeks to expand the capacity to detain more immigrants amid a months-long backlog with immigration judges.
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