New York State Immigration Detentions

Across all immigration detention centers in New York state, the average daily number of non-criminal detainees outpaced criminal detainees in the 2024 fiscal year. In the 2026 fiscal year so far, that gap has widened dramatically.

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Years refer to federal fiscal year, beginning Oct. 1 and ending Sept. 30.

Chart: Gino FanelliSource: Immigration and Customs EnforcementGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper