More than 2,800 lawsuits challenging ICE detentions have been filed in California’s Eastern District over the past year

Number of cases filed by month from Jan. 20, 2017 to Mar. 31, 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)