ICE Detentions by Administration (2019-2025)

Bruno Venditti
2025-08-17 13:15:00
www.visualcapitalist.com

ICE Detentions More Than Double: Trump vs. Biden Comparison

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Key Takeaways

The total number of ICE detainees more than doubled from January 2023 to June 2025.
Detentions surged following the presidential transition, particularly among non-criminal immigration violators.

Since January 2023, the number of people held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention has more than doubled. This increase has accelerated notably during the early months of Donald Trump’s second term, compared to the final stretch of Joe Biden’s presidency.

The data behind this trend offers a revealing look at how immigration enforcement priorities and political leadership can rapidly reshape the size and scope of ICE’s detainee population.

The figures for this analysis come from TRAC Reports, a long-running research project tracking U.S. immigration enforcement metrics. The data reflects weekly totals of ICE detainees, categorized by criminal background or immigration status.

ICE Detentions Have Surged in 2025

On January 1, 2023, there were just over 20,500 people in ICE custody. By June 15, 2025, that number had jumped to over 56,000—a 175% increase. This steep rise coincides with Trump’s return to office and his campaign promises to crack down on illegal immigration.

Date	Convicted Criminal	Pending Criminal Charges	Other Violations	Total
06/15/2025	15,964	14,263	26,170	56,397
06/01/2025	15,193	13,671	22,438	51,302
05/18/2025	14,909	12,920	21,041	48,870
05/04/2025	15,025	12,730	21,250	49,005
04/20/2025	15,190	11,997	21,997	49,184
04/06/2025	14,614	11,065	22,249	47,928
03/23/2025	14,369	10,509	23,014	47,892
03/09/2025	13,751	9,437	23,081	46,269
02/23/2025	12,804	8,158	22,797	43,759
02/09/2025	11,917	6,714	22,538	41,169
01/26/2025	10,703	5,429	23,106	39,238
01/12/2025	10,494	5,360	23,849	39,703
12/29/2024	10,278	5,271	23,603	39,152
12/15/2024	10,355	5,204	22,847	38,406
12/01/2024	10,283	5,084	23,361	38,728
11/03/2024	10,308	4,967	23,588	38,863
09/08/2024	10,050	4,874	22,471	37,395
08/25/2024	10,078	4,818	21,327	36,223
08/11/2024	10,142	4,752	21,432	36,326
07/14/2024	10,380	4,605	22,019	37,004
06/30/2024	10,053	4,459	22,997	37,509
06/16/2024	10,158	4,452	23,915	38,525
06/02/2024	9,803	4,311	23,246	37,360
05/19/2024	9,748	4,303	22,520	36,571
05/05/2024	9,882	4,146	22,575	36,603
04/21/2024	9,560	3,961	20,852	34,373
04/07/2024	9,549	3,830	21,201	34,580
03/24/2024	9,465	3,721	23,745	36,931
03/10/2024	9,285	3,646	26,180	39,111
02/25/2024	9,288	3,548	26,339	39,175
02/11/2024	9,319	3,468	25,471	38,258
01/28/2024	9,114	3,412	25,972	38,498
01/13/2024	9,005	3,355	25,422	37,782
12/31/2023	9,003	3,332	24,796	37,131
12/17/2023	8,936	3,115	24,212	36,263
12/03/2023	8,838	3,074	24,843	36,755
11/19/2023	8,682	2,979	27,352	39,013
11/05/2023	8,426	3,008	28,314	39,748
10/03/2023	8,198	3,013	25,634	36,845
09/24/2023	8,074	2,966	24,249	35,289
09/10/2023	8,012	2,942	24,635	35,589
08/27/2023	8,105	2,994	21,644	32,743
08/13/2023	8,238	3,121	18,825	30,184
07/30/2023	8,422	3,325	18,691	30,438
07/16/2023	8,504	3,230	19,330	31,064
07/02/2023	8,032	3,022	18,949	30,003
06/18/2023	8,014	2,913	18,686	29,613
06/04/2023	7,839	2,751	19,324	29,914
05/21/2023	7,932	2,693	16,705	27,330
05/07/2023	7,840	2,509	10,944	21,293
04/23/2023	8,123	2,667	14,154	24,944
04/09/2023	8,289	2,580	14,884	25,753
03/26/2023	8,050	2,563	16,285	26,898
03/12/2023	7,952	2,579	17,192	27,723
02/26/2023	7,656	2,515	16,839	27,010
02/12/2023	7,281	2,434	16,695	26,410
01/29/2023	7,147	2,291	14,732	24,170
01/15/2023	7,010	2,172	11,710	20,892
01/01/2023	7,030	2,259	11,217	20,506
12/18/2022	7,041	2,301	13,718	23,060
12/04/2022	6,966	2,413	19,647	29,026
11/20/2022	6,886	2,385	20,730	30,001
10/31/2022	6,813	2,395	20,776	29,984
09/25/2022	6,430	2,040	16,664	25,134
09/10/2022	6,152	1,991	17,633	25,776
08/15/2022	5,903	1,778	16,446	24,127
07/31/2022	5,615	1,606	16,169	23,390
07/17/2022	5,550	1,538	15,798	22,886
07/05/2022	5,434	1,402	16,320	23,156
06/19/2022	5,505	1,343	16,542	23,390
06/05/2022	5,353	1,327	17,911	24,591
05/07/2022	5,021	1,226	16,034	22,281
04/24/2022	4,880	1,177	13,445	19,502
04/11/2022	4,629	1,082	13,135	18,846
03/27/2022	4,621	1,079	15,033	20,733
03/13/2022	4,692	1,049	14,405	20,146
02/27/2022	4,666	982	12,336	17,984
02/13/2022	4,727	999	14,222	19,948
01/16/2022	4,534	850	15,502	20,886
01/02/2022	4,471	860	16,737	22,068
12/19/2021	4,436	795	15,392	20,623
12/05/2021	4,559	931	16,462	21,952
11/21/2021	4,466	852	17,120	22,438
10/01/2021	4,537	852	16,740	22,129
09/16/2021	4,553	771	16,242	21,566
09/13/2021	4,443	808	17,763	23,014
08/24/2021	4,495	835	19,832	25,162
08/06/2021	4,502	971	20,053	25,526
07/22/2021	4,439	1,078	21,254	26,771
07/08/2021	4,433	1,117	21,667	27,217
06/24/2021	4,399	1,100	20,723	26,222
06/11/2021	4,338	1,037	19,088	24,463
05/28/2021	4,382	971	16,166	21,519
05/13/2021	4,490	686	13,865	19,041
05/03/2021	4,524	696	10,477	15,697
04/14/2021	4,765	826	9,545	15,136
03/31/2021	5,177	919	7,818	13,914
03/17/2021	5,857	1,252	6,943	14,052
02/25/2021	6,746	1,890	4,622	13,258
02/11/2021	7,362	2,306	4,427	14,095
01/22/2021	7,598	2,544	4,053	14,195
01/07/2021	8,189	2,864	4,391	15,444
12/30/2020	8,272	2,810	4,268	15,350
12/10/2020	8,448	2,948	4,376	15,772
11/26/2020	8,632	2,966	4,477	16,075
11/14/2020	8,931	2,974	4,729	16,634
09/18/2020	10,773	3,351	5,894	20,018
09/04/2020	11,149	3,236	6,104	20,489
08/21/2020	11,372	3,187	6,448	21,007
08/08/2020	11,321	3,113	6,684	21,118
08/01/2020	11,450	3,082	7,014	21,546
07/25/2020	11,510	3,114	7,260	21,884
07/18/2020	11,391	3,085	7,666	22,142
07/11/2020	11,492	3,071	7,777	22,340
07/04/2020	11,592	3,031	7,956	22,579
06/27/2020	11,632	3,096	8,077	22,805
06/20/2020	11,777	3,160	8,492	23,429
06/13/2020	11,986	3,244	8,811	24,041
06/06/2020	12,130	3,306	9,277	24,713
05/30/2020	12,279	3,373	9,769	25,421
05/23/2020	12,435	3,408	10,068	25,911
05/16/2020	12,599	3,454	10,607	26,660
05/09/2020	13,068	3,639	11,201	27,908
05/02/2020	13,183	3,779	11,903	28,865
04/25/2020	13,218	3,897	12,560	29,675
04/18/2020	13,380	4,070	13,287	30,737
04/11/2020	13,774	4,406	14,129	32,309
03/21/2020	14,782	5,264	18,012	38,058
02/29/2020	14,469	5,229	18,839	38,537
02/08/2020	14,464	5,184	19,774	39,422
01/04/2020	14,371	5,173	22,087	41,631
12/21/2019	14,295	4,993	22,645	41,933
11/30/2019	14,639	5,135	25,086	44,860
10/26/2019	15,594	5,203	28,622	49,419
09/30/2019	16,120	5,359	29,443	50,922
09/21/2019	15,695	5,341	30,266	51,302
08/31/2019	16,197	5,315	31,418	52,930
08/03/2019	16,676	5,493	33,485	55,654
06/01/2019	17,225	5,573	29,667	52,465
05/04/2019	17,537	5,686	26,422	49,645

The growth has been steady and sharp: detention numbers rose by over 5,000 in just the last two weeks of the data series alone.

Non-Criminal Immigration Violators Drive Growth

The largest category of detainees by far is “Other Immigration Violator”, meaning individuals with no pending or prior criminal charges. This group jumped from 11,217 in early 2023 to over 26,000 by mid-2025, more than doubling in that timeframe.

While criminal detainee categories also rose, the sheer volume of non-criminal detentions is the clearest signal of changing enforcement tactics under the Trump administration.

Comparing the Two Administrations

Biden-era figures remained relatively stable, with total detentions hovering between 20,000 and 40,000. Under Trump, however, ICE has rapidly expanded its detainee population, particularly since January 2025.

This policy shift echoes Trump’s first term, when detention levels frequently surpassed 50,000, peaking in mid-2019. The current trajectory suggests a return to those levels or possibly beyond.

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