Recent ICE detention data: What journalists need to understand

Recent ICE detention data: What journalists need to understand

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email The number of people held in immigration detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement essentially flatlined this month. The total detained population—counted as beds occupied at midnight on a single day—barely increased from 47,892 to 47,928 between March 23 and April 16, an increase of 36. There’s more than meets the eye, however. Journalists should not interpret this as evidence that ICE is not a…