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ICE arrest data show that 70% of ICE arrests were of noncitizens charged with or convicted of crimes in the United States.
DHS/ICE has publicly claimed a 70% share of ICE arrests are of people "convicted or charged" with U.S. crimes, but independent datasets and analyses for the 2025–2026 enforcement surge show conflicting numbers and generally do not support an unqualified 70% figure. TRAC and Syracuse University data show a large share of people in ICE custody had no criminal conviction (about 72–74% of detainees as of late 2025), while other FOIA-based analyses find a smaller share with convictions but differing treatment of ‘pending charges’ and what counts as a ‘criminal’ offense. Because results vary widely depending on the dataset, timeframe, and definitions (arrests vs. current detainees vs. removals; convictions vs. pending charges; inclusion of minor traffic offenses or foreign convictions), the DHS/ICE statement is misleading: it repeats a department claim but does not align with multiple independent data sources and is framed in a way that overstates a contested statistic.