By mid-September 2025, approximately 60,000 people were being held in immigration detention in the United States, a 51% increase since January 2025, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC).
September 15, 2025
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TRAC estimate of U.S. immigration detention population and recent growth.
By mid-September 2025, about 70% of people held in immigration detention in the United States had no criminal record, and many others had convictions for minor offenses such as traffic violations, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC).
September 15, 2025
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TRAC data on criminal history prevalence among those in immigration detention.