More lawsuits challenging ICE detentions filed in 2026 than the last five years combined

Number of cases filed by month nationally from Jan. 20, 2017 to Feb. 18, 2026

Chart showing number of cases filed nationally by month, Jan. 20, 2017 to Feb. 18, 2026

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The number of cases is counted by case number, which may contain duplicates that correspond to different cases.

Chart: Tejal Wakchoure/NBCSource: Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER)Created with Datawrapper