Study confirms 97% of ICE detainees lack violent felony convictions
Jun 12, 2026
Government data analyzed by ABC News shows that of over 400,000 people detained by ICE between January 2025 and March 2026, only 3% had violent felony convictions. Independent research from Syracuse University, Cato Institute, and CBS News analysis of internal DHS documents corroborates these findings, with 70.8% of detainees having no criminal convictions at all and most others convicted only of minor offenses.
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