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  • ICE's detainee population reaches new record high of 73,000, as crackdown widens

    01/16/2026 2:06:23 PM PST · by Oldeconomybuyer · 48 replies
    CBS News ^ | January 16, 2026 | By Camilo Montoya-Galvez
    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...