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For example, data compiled by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) reveals that approximately 70% of people currently held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities have no criminal convictions.
And according to November 2025 reporting on NPR, Department of Justice (DOJ) records revealed that only 16 out of 614 individuals (2.6%) detained during immigration sweeps in the Chicago area—primarily under Operation Midway Blitz—had recorded criminal histories.
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