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The total number of migrants held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities has swelled to nearly 40,000 — the most since January 2020 — and most are housed in Texas, according to a new study.
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) of Syracuse University reports that 39,748 non-U.S. citizens were being detained in facilities as of Nov. 5, according to the latest data available.
Most of the detainees crossed into the United States along the Southwest border, TRAC reports.
Meanwhile, the number of migrants enrolled in ICE’s electronic monitoring program, or Alternatives to Detention, has dropped, TRAC reports.
There were 190,095 in ATD programs on Nov. 4; That’s down nearly 50% from 377,980 in ATD in December.
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