22 July 2025

Thematic Focus: Detention - Pt. 1 (United States)

Detainee population:

65 Percent of People Taken by ICE Had No Convictions, 93 Percent No Violent Convictions (CATO At Liberty Blog, June 2025) [text]
- Provides analysis of nonpublic data provided by ICE.

The Detention of Families Facing Deportation Proceedings (Brennan Center, July 2025) [text]

"ICE holding a record 59,000 immigrant detainees, nearly half with no criminal record, internal data show," CBS News, 24 June 2025 [text]

ICE is Arresting 1,100 Percent More Noncriminals on the Streets Than in 2017 (CATO At Liberty Blog, June 2025) [text]
- Analysis of dataset provided by Depor​ta​tion​Da​ta​.org.

Immigration Detention Quick Facts (TRAC, July 2025) [access]

Detention facilities & conditions:

Budget Bill Massively Increases Funding for Immigration Detention (Brennan Center, July 2025) [text]

Florida is fronting the $450M cost of Alligator Alcatraz – a legal scholar explains what we still don’t know about the detainees (The Conversation, July 2025) [text]

ICE Contractual Capacity and Number Detained: Overcapacity vs. Overcrowding (TRAC, July 2025) [text]

ICE to Oppose Bond for Virtually All Unlawful Entrants (ImmigrationProf Blog, July 2025) [text]

"Military bases in New Jersey and Indiana will be expanded to detain immigrants," NPR, 21 July 2025 [text]

"Private prisons and local jails are ramping up as ICE detention exceeds capacity," NPR, 4 June 2025 [text]

"'They're Not Breathing': Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls," Wired, 25 June 2025 [text]

‘You Feel Like Your Life is Over’: Abusive Practices at Three Florida Immigration Detention Centers Since January 2025 (Human Rights Watch, July 2025) [access]
- Also available in Spanish.

El Salvador updates: 

"El Salvador sends detained Venezuelans home in swap for Americans," Reuters, 19 July 2025 [text]
- See also related American Immigration Council press release.

The Legal Fig Leaf: The US-El Salvador Detainee Diplomatic Notes (Just Security, July 2025) [text]

United Nations Document Contradicts Trump-Vance Administration’s El Salvador Prison Claim (Democracy Forward, July 2025) [text]
- See also related AP News article.

Other third-country removals:

Djibouti: Use of US Military Base for Immigration Detention Purposes Raises Concerns (Immigration Detention Monitor, June 2025) [text]

U.S. Could Vastly Expand Global Immigrant Detention Network (HuffPost, July 2025) [text]

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