This is the first time ICE has released data since April, and it shows both arrests by the agency are the and the number of people in detention are on the rise.
The data shows more than 65,700 people were in ICE detention nationwide as of earlier this month. That includes more than 2,700 in Arizona. And just like in past months, the majority of those detained have no criminal convictions, despite the Trump administration's claim that it's focused on arresting criminals.
An analysis by data researcher Austin Kocher shows the number of ICE arrests across the country is the highest it's been during this administration, with an average of 1,474 a day during the first 11 days of this month. Kocher’s analysis shows that so far this year, the majority of people getting out of detention without being deported are released via court order.
Court data also shows attorneys are filing a record number of habeas corpus requests to challenge ongoing immigration detention. The proceeding requires the government to go before a federal district court and justify the petitioner’s detention, or release them.
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ICE’s policy, issued in February 2025, says the agency will expeditiously review body camera footage in the event of serious harm of deaths in custody, and could release it within 72 hours — but only if it's determined that it’s “in the best interests of the agency” to do so. -
Leadership clarified that non-members — including employees or residents, guests of tribal members, travelers on public roadways and vendors tied to the Tohono O’odham Gaming Enterprise — may still travel freely “without any restrictions.” -
Since last year, the Trump administration has awarded billions of dollars in construction contracts for its so-called Smart Wall, and work has been ongoing for months in various parts of Arizona. -
The ruling comes a day after news broke of the government’s plan to offer legal aid to detained immigrant children through a $150 million contract Burke Law Group — a small Texas-based firm with a co-founder who is a former Trump appointee. -
A notice posted on the Federal Register this week details a $150 million government contract with Burke Law Group to represent unaccompanied immigrant children. A multimillion-dollar contact with nonprofits across the country to do the work expired Friday.
