01 · Growth
Detention has more than doubled since 2022
On an average day in Jul 2026, 64,865 people were held, up from 28,036 in Oct 2022.
Average people held per day.
People held in ICE detention
66,232
people were held in ICE detention on Aug 4, 2026, about 2.3 times as many as in late 2022.
Average people held per day, by month. ICE records obtained by the Deportation Data Project, through Aug 5, 2026. How we count
For example: Stewart · El Paso · GA · or browse all 218 on the map
What do you need?
Find someone held by ICE
The official locator, what you need to search, and what to do next.
Look up a facility
Phone numbers, visiting rules, free legal help, and the numbers, for all 218 facilities, on a map.
Research deaths in custody
Every death ICE has reported since fiscal year 2018, searchable, with statistics.
Four things the numbers say
From ICE's own records, for people booked into detention between Oct 1, 2025 and Aug 5, 2026.
02 · Who is held
Most people had no criminal conviction
No conviction or charge 40% · Charge pending 30% · Convicted 29%
71% of the 366,080 people booked in had no criminal conviction. 40% had neither a conviction nor a pending charge.
Criminal history as recorded by ICE at book-in. Each person counted once.
03 · Moved around
Most people are held in more than one place
83% of people whose detention ended were moved between facilities, through 3 places on average. Half were held 17 days or less. 71% were deported.
People booked in Oct 1, 2025 – Aug 5, 2026 whose detention had ended.
04 · Deaths
38 people died in ICE custody in fiscal year 2026
The previous yearly high was 28, in fiscal year 2004, according to NPR's count of government data.
As reported by ICE, fiscal years 2019–2026 (Oct 1 – Sep 30). See every record →
Independent, free, and sourced
Built from ICE's own records and public reports. Every number links to how it was counted. Not affiliated with ICE, DHS or the Department of Justice, and not legal advice.