Cato Institute: 65% of ICE Detainees Have No Criminal Records

93%

Cato Institute: As of June 14, ICE had booked into detention 204,297 individuals (since October 1, 2024, the start of fiscal year 2025). Of those book-ins, 65 percent, or 133,687 individuals, had no criminal convictions. Moreover, more than 93 percent of ICE book-ins were never convicted of any violent offenses. About nine in ten had no convictions for violent or property offenses. Most convictions (53 percent) fell into three main categories: immigration, traffic, or nonviolent vice crimes.

ICE Sets New One-Day Record for Immigrant Arrests

2,200

Immigration and Customs Enforcement made the most immigrant arrests in a single day in its history Tuesday, detaining more than 2,200 people, according to an ICE spokesperson, as the agency responds to pressure from the White House to rapidly increase arrests, NBC News reports. Hundreds of those arrested were enrolled in ICE’s Alternative to Detention (ATD) program, three sources familiar with the arrests said. Under the program, ICE releases undocumented immigrants who are deemed not to be threats to public safety and then tracks them through ankle monitors, smartphone apps or geolocating programs, along with periodic check-ins at ICE facilities.