National Immigration Detentions

Across all immigration detention centers nationwide, the average daily number of non-criminal detainees has consistently outpaced the number of criminal detainees. That gap widened significantly in the 2026 fiscal year.

(Please use a modern browser to see the interactive version of this visualization)

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

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