Posted on 01/16/2026 2:06:23 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
The number of detainees in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody has reached a new record high, surpassing 70,000 for the first time in the deportation agency's 23-year history, according to internal Department of Homeland Security data obtained by CBS News.
As of Thursday, ICE was holding about 73,000 individuals facing deportation in its custody across the country, the highest level recorded by the agency and an 84% increase from the same time in 2025, when its detention population hovered below 40,000, the internal statistics show.
The Trump administration has said it is aiming to be able to detain upwards of 100,000 immigration detainees at any given time, as part of its government-wide effort to carry out a deportation crackdown of unprecedented proportions.
Former senior U.S. immigration officials said they were not aware of any other period in American history when the U.S. government had held more people in immigration detention.
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Millions more to go.
Keep dragging ‘em in.
Illegally in the US?
Get Out!
That is great! Good job officers.
Where are they putting all those Democrat voters? No wonder Tim and Frey are lying so much...the voter loss and the fraud being found out.
Liberal judges everywhere are beside themselves.
Only release orders and injunctions can make them happy.
When the number of detainees gets out, we might see some action on their part.
it’s a start, let’s keep it going
If we had a bounty on them, we would have millions in a couple of months.
Not enough. To get 15 millions out in 3 years, we need 5 million deportation in a year!
What we gone do with all those empty buildings once all the Meskins are dealt with?
I stocked up on ammo during 0bama’s time in the White House.
They’ve closed the local rifle range due to population growth. What am I going to do with all?
the right judge could process ALL of them in one day and have them on a plane out the next!
Rotate out the inventory frequently. Send them back to the factory of origin.
Wonder is the count includes Ilhan Omar and her staff?
Is Alligator Alcatraz still operating?
Gotta work on the getting them the hell out part.
Obama ice arrested nearly TWO MILLION. Biden Ice, 500 thousand! Bogus article.
So Biden had 40k and Trump added another 30k……..??????
What’s all the hubbub, bub?
ARE ANY AT ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ???
Release the crackdown!
The word for the day is “ disenthralled”.
Short video quoting Lincoln. Funny.
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