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ICE Chicago Now Monitors 18,000 Immigrants on ATD, Second to San Francisco

(21 Jun 2024) According to the latest data released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), there are 38,525 individuals currently held in detention, an increase of about 1,000 detainees from the numbers released in early June of this year and nearly 9,000 more than the numbers reported in June of 2023. ICE was reported as the arresting agency for 33 percent of current detainees with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) named the arresting agency for the other 67 percent.

While the ICE Area of Responsibility (AOR) in San Francisco remains home to the largest enrollment of people on Alternatives to Detention (ATD), the Chicago AOR’s ATD population has increased significantly and is now second in the nation. San Francisco’s ATD enrollment has dropped slightly from 18,765 to 18,337 since the beginning of fiscal year 2024 while Chicago ATD enrollment has increased by more than 4,000, from 13,882 to 18,119. More than 80 percent of ATD enrollees in Chicago are monitored by the SmartLink GPS monitoring app. However, Chicago joined other AORs in utilizing VeriWatch, a wristworn device that has surged to become the third-most utilized monitoring technology in the one year since introduction. In March 2024, VeriWatch had yet to be introduced in Chicago. But now the ICE office in Chicago monitors 75 individuals via the device.

Highlights from data updated in TRAC's Detention Quick Facts tool show that:

Immigration and Customs Enforcement held 38,525 in ICE detention according to data current as of June 16, 2024.
23,915 out of 38,525—or 62.1%—held in ICE detention have no criminal record, according to data current as of June 16, 2024. Many more have only minor offenses, including traffic violations.
ICE relied on detention facilities in Texas to house the most people during FY 2024, according to data current as of June 10, 2024.
ICE arrested 8,452 and CBP arrested 20,061 of the 28,513 people booked into detention by ICE during May 2024.
South Texas Fam Residential Center in Dilley, Texas held the largest number of ICE detainees so far in FY 2024, averaging 1,784 per day (as of June 2024).
ICE Alternatives to Detention (ATD) programs are currently monitoring 181,499 families and single individuals, according to data current as of June 15, 2024.
San Francisco's area office has highest number in ICE's Alternatives to Detention (ATD) monitoring programs, according to data current as of June 15, 2024.

TRAC’s Immigration Quick Facts provides the latest data on immigrant detention, immigration court cases, and immigration prosecutions in federal court. Each page includes several key data points alongside a graphic or table, a short description for context, and a link to more data. Visit trac.syr.edu/immigration/quickfacts for more information.