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During Trump’s first presidency ICE assumed custody of 62% of illegal immigrants in local jails, according to the stats, which are featured in a new report published by Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), a nonpartisan data research center dedicated to studying the inner workings of the federal government. The data shows that, during the first 29 days of the second Trump administration the number of daily ICE detainers rose to 654 compared to just 380 during the same 29-day period under Biden. The average daily number of detainers issued rose from 654 during the first 29 days to 715 during the subsequent 29 days, through March 18, 2025, the records show. “Often, ICE did not follow through and take these individuals into custody,” TRAC researchers found.
Most ICE detainers (44%) were issued against illegal immigrants from Mexico, with Guatemalans second at 11% and Hondurans 10%. The TRAC report breaks down the government figures by state and city. During the period analyzed ICE issued 3,450 detainers in Texas but only took 428 of the illegal aliens into custody. California was second with 3,203 detainers during the first 29 days of the second Trump administration and just 63 taken into federal custody for removal. In Florida ICE issued 1,891 detainers and took 607 into custody and in Georgia the agency issued 922 detainers while taking 146 into custody. Cities with the most detainers include Houston, Texas (557), Miami, Florida (467), Phoenix, Arizona (394), Los Angeles, California (317), Dallas (268), San Antonio (241), and Austin (222) Texas. Strangely, ICE did not take custody of any of the hundreds of illegal immigrants held in local jails in Houston, San Antonio or Austin and took custody of only one of the 317 arrested in Los Angeles.
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