Data Source: 28-day rolling average calculated by the Prison Policy Initiative from the ICE arrest database tables through August 5, 2026 published by the Deportation Data Project. (Graph: Jacob Kang-Brown, 2026)
This graph originally appeared in Cooperation with ICE doesn’t stop community arrests: New data on the results of state strategies.
Enabled by state and local law enforcement collaboration, ICE arrested many more people from local jails, police stations, and prisons in 2025 and 2026. Meanwhile, arrests also spiked in courts, homes, streets, and workplaces.
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