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People in US Immigration Detention — Right Now
73,000+
the highest in American history

A record-breaking detention crisis, in real time.

As of February 2026, ICE holds more than 73,000 people in immigration detention — an 84% increase from January 2025. Over 73% have no criminal conviction.

The U.S. government aims to expand detention to 100,000+ people. Congress has authorized $45 billion to build more capacity through 2029.

Sources: TRAC, CBS News, American Immigration Council, USAFacts
73.6%
have no criminal conviction, held solely for civil immigration violations
212
detention facilities now active — up from 104 in January 2025
14.3:1
people deported from custody for every one person released (was 1.6:1 in Dec 2024)
Detention Population Over Time

People in ICE Detention, 2024–Present

View live data at TRAC →
Sources: TRAC Immigration, Vera Institute, American Immigration Council, CBS News, ICE biweekly detention statistics.  ·  Update this chart: add a new data point to the chartData array in index.html when new figures are published.
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Resources for Families & Immigrants
Legal Help
AILA — Find an Immigration Lawyer
American Immigration Lawyers Association referral directory.
ailalawyer.com →
Emergency Hotline
Vera Institute — Deportation Defense
Know Your Rights resources for people in immigration detention and their families.
Learn more → Detention resources →
Family Support
RAICES — Rapid Response Network
Support for detained immigrants and their families, including bond assistance.
RAICES →
Know Your Rights
ACLU — Immigration Rights
Know Your Rights guides for encounters with ICE, in multiple languages.
Your rights → Encountering ICE →
Data & Research
TRAC Immigration — Live Data
Real-time detention statistics updated weekly from government data.
Live stats →
Advocacy
American Immigration Council
Research, policy advocacy, and resources on the detention system.
Council → Detention report →
Legal Help
CLINIC — Catholic Legal Immigration Network
Free & low-cost immigration legal services across the US.
Find an agency →
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Loading latest detention news...
`; try { const [guardianResult, ...rssResults] = await Promise.allSettled([ fetchGuardian(), ...RSS_FEEDS.map(f => fetchRSS(f)), ]); const guardian = guardianResult.status === 'fulfilled' ? guardianResult.value : []; const rss = rssResults.flatMap(r => r.status === 'fulfilled' ? r.value : []); allArticles = [...guardian, ...rss] .sort((a, b) => (b.dateRaw || 0) - (a.dateRaw || 0)) .slice(0, 30); if (allArticles.length === 0) throw new Error('No articles'); renderNewsItems(allArticles); updateTimestamp(); } catch(err) { allArticles = FALLBACK_NEWS; renderNewsItems(FALLBACK_NEWS); document.getElementById('lastUpdate').textContent = 'Feb 2026'; } } loadAllFeeds(); // Animated counter for main number function animateCount(el, target, duration) { const startTime = performance.now(); function tick(now) { const elapsed = now - startTime; const progress = Math.min(elapsed / duration, 1); const eased = 1 - Math.pow(1 - progress, 3); const current = Math.round(target * eased); el.textContent = current.toLocaleString() + '+'; if (progress < 1) requestAnimationFrame(tick); } requestAnimationFrame(tick); } const mainCount = document.getElementById('mainCount'); setTimeout(() => { animateCount(mainCount, 73000, 2200); }, 400); // ============================================================ // REPRESENTATIVE LOOKUP via Google Civic Information API // ============================================================ async function lookupReps() { const zip = document.getElementById('zipInput').value.trim(); const errorEl = document.getElementById('repsError'); const resultsEl = document.getElementById('repsResults'); errorEl.style.display = 'none'; resultsEl.style.display = 'none'; if (!/^\d{5}$/.test(zip)) { errorEl.textContent = 'Please enter a valid 5-digit zip code.'; errorEl.style.display = 'block'; return; } resultsEl.style.display = 'grid'; resultsEl.innerHTML = '
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