ICE detainee profile challenged by government data
newsJun 6, 20264133
Government records obtained by reporters show most people held by ICE lack violent felony convictions, contradicting ICE's description of detainees as "the worst of the worst." At Newark's Delaney Hall the records indicate nine out of ten detainees have no criminal conviction. Many people in detention are held for immigration offenses or prior nonviolent charges, and some detainees have been staging a hunger strike. The discrepancy matters because ICE uses the "worst of the worst" label to justify detention and deportation priorities, so the records call into question current detention practices and policy justifications.
