Most crimes by ICE detainees in Alabama were for traffic offenses

Nearly 18% of Alabama's 3,300 ICE detainees had criminal convictions in 2025. Of those, about a quarter are jailed for traffic offenses.

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The data above shows detainees' "most serious crime" designated by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement spanning between when President Trump took office on Jan. 20, 2025 through Oct. 15, 2025.

Chart: Hannah Denham | AL.comSource: Deportation Data ProjectGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper