Highlights from data updated today on the immigration detention system provided by show that:

• Immigration and Customs Enforcement held 27,217 in ICE detention according to data released on July 8, 2021.
• 21,667 out of 27,217—or 79.6%—held in ICE detention have no criminal record, according to data released on July 8, 2021. Many more have only minor offenses, including traffic violations.
• ICE relied on detention facilities in Texas to house the most people during FY 2021, according to data released on July 8, 2021.
• ICE arrested 3,428 and CBP arrested 23,103 of the 26,531 people booked into detention by ICE during June 2021.
• South Texas ICE Processing Center in Pearsall, Texas held the largest number of ICE detainees so far in FY 2021, averaging 754 per day (as of July 2021).
• ICE Alternatives to Detention (ATD) programs are currently monitoring 106,080 families and single individuals, according to data released on July 8, 2021.
• San Francisco's area office has highest number in ICE's Alternatives to Detention (ATD) monitoring programs, according to data released on July 8, 2021.

For more information, see TRAC's Quick Facts tools or click here to learn more about TRAC's entire suite of immigration tools.

If you want to be sure to receive a notification whenever updated data become available, sign up at:

https://tracfed.syr.edu/cgi-bin/tracuser.pl?pub=1

Follow us on Twitter at:

https://twitter.com/tracreports

or like us on Facebook:

https://facebook.com/tracreports

TRAC is self-supporting and depends on foundation grants, individual contributions and subscription fees for the funding needed to obtain, analyze and publish the data we collect on the activities of the US Federal government. To help support TRAC's ongoing efforts, go to:

https://trac.syr.edu/cgi-bin/sponsor/sponsor.pl