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National trend · ICE published workbook

Detention Receipts

People in ICE detention, monthly average

65,634

people (average daily population), July 1, 2026 (partial month)

Highest month indexed: 71,937 in January 1, 2026.

ICE's average daily population: the sum of people detained each day of the month divided by the number of days reported.

October 1, 2023people (average daily population)July 1, 2026

First month indexed

38,522 · October 1, 2023

Start of the indexed range, not the start of the program.

Months plotted

34

Gaps are left as gaps. No month is interpolated.

Unit

people (average daily population)

Unit as published by ICE. Limitations are set out on the trend record.

Observed in the cited recordDoes not establish:The line records what ICE published month by month. It does not establish why the figure moved, and no policy, award, or facility on this site is shown here as its cause.

Source: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE Detention Management statistics, FY2024 (FY24_detentionStats.xlsx)

ICE data pull, 2026-07-20

National trend frame as text

  1. National trend. People in ICE detention, monthly average.

  2. ICE's average daily population: the sum of people detained each day of the month divided by the number of days reported.

  3. people (average daily population), July 1, 2026 (partial month): 65,634. Highest month indexed: 71,937 in January 1, 2026.

  4. First month indexed: 38,522 · October 1, 2023. Start of the indexed range, not the start of the program.

  5. Months plotted: 34. Gaps are left as gaps. No month is interpolated.

  6. Unit: people (average daily population). Unit as published by ICE. Limitations are set out on the trend record.

  7. Evidence state: Observed in the cited record.

  8. Does not establish: The line records what ICE published month by month. It does not establish why the figure moved, and no policy, award, or facility on this site is shown here as its cause.

  9. Source: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE Detention Management statistics, FY2024 (FY24_detentionStats.xlsx).

  10. ICE data pull, 2026-07-20

Source link: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — ICE Detention Management statistics, FY2024 (FY24_detentionStats.xlsx)