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And ICE is holding more people than at any point on record. By the Vera Institute’s analysis of federal data, the nationwide immigration-detention population topped 73,000 in mid-January 2026, the highest ever recorded; the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University reported that detainees with no criminal conviction made up roughly 70 percent of the population this spring. More people detained, no administrative bond, challenges filed where they’re held: the result is a flood of district-court habeas petitions. TRAC counted more than 31,000 nationally between October 2025 and March 2026 — an increase of more than 85-fold over the prior year — reaching 82 of the country’s 90 federal districts.
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