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Decline in Immigration Detention Book-Ins and Migrants on ATD According to Latest Data from ICE
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| (17 Mar 2023) The most recent data released to the public by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) show that the number of immigrants booked into detention facilities fell in February to 19,731, down from just over 22,000 in January. The overall decline was driven by a decline in detentions stemming from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) rather than from ICE, who actually saw a very slight uptick in new detentions from about 6,500 in January to nearly 7,000 in February. This is consistent with CBP's recent report that they saw a sharp decline in Southwest land border encounters from 252,000 in December to 155,000 in February. See more...
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Immigration Judges Overturn Asylum Officer's Negative Credible Fear Findings in a Quarter of All Cases
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| (14 Mar 2023) Over 100,000 credible fear cases have been heard by Immigration Judges (IJs). These cases determine whether the migrant has a credible fear of persecution or torture if returned to their home country. Unless the migrant passes this screening, the individual generally will be immediately deported. If they receive a favorable decision, then and only then will they have an opportunity to have their asylum claims formally heard. See more...
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25 Years of Immigration Court Decisions
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| (09 Mar 2023) The number of Immigration Court case closures are headed to a new high this year. Outcomes on how cases are being decided also are setting both some specific record highs, as well as new lows. Results compare the current president's record with four previous presidential administrations stretching back 25 years to when Bill Clinton was president. See more...
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False Reporting by Contractor on Alternatives to Detention Activities
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| (07 Mar 2023) What lies behind ICE's frequent posting of Alternatives to Detention (ATD) data that the agency now admits was incorrect? The data ICE had been posting for months showed that use of GPS ankle monitors had been increasing. ICE now reports this is incorrect, that ankle monitor usage is in fact way down, not up. See more...
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Migrants Under ICE's Alternatives to Detention Move Away From Border Areas
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| (03 Mar 2023) ICE posted updates to its detention data twice this week: first on Tuesday and then again today. The data show a consistent downward trend in the number of migrants ICE is monitoring under its Alternatives to Detention (ATD) program, now down 22 percent since December 31, 2022. The ICE area offices responsible have also shifted with communities along the Mexico-US border seeing the largest declines while some other communities experienced ATD growth. See more...
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