The number of people held in U.S. immigration detention has reached a record level, according to data released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, underscoring the scale of the Trump administration's expanded enforcement campaign.
As of Dec. 14, 2025, ICE was detaining more than 68,400 people nationwide, the highest figure ever recorded in the agency's biweekly data, according to an analysis by The Guardian.
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