At the end of March 2024, 3,524,051 active cases were pending before the Immigration Court. TRAC Reports

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According to TRAC Reports, immigrant detentions at lowest since October, the start of the fiscal year; with 34,580 in ICE custody. Over 61% of those have no criminal record. #immigration #data

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Immigration judges have held 13,233 bond hearings so far in FY 2024 (through March 2024). Of these 3,888 were granted bond.

Only 14.9% of immigrants, including unaccompanied children, had an attorney to assist them in Immigration Court cases when a removal order was issued in March 2024 .

So far in FY 2024 (through March 2024), immigrants from Honduras top list of nationalities with largest number ordered deported.

Among Immigration Court cases completed in March 2024, immigrants in Wyoming had the highest proportion ordered removed. Vermont residents had the lowest proportion ordered removed.

So far this fiscal year (through March 2024), immigration judges have issued removal and voluntary departure orders in 35.1% of completed cases, totaling 140,644 deportation orders.

Miami-Dade County, FL, has the most residents with pending Immigration Court deportation cases (as of the end of March 2024).

At the end of March 2024, out of the total backlog of 3,524,051 cases, 1,217,074 immigrants have already filed formal asylum applications and are now waiting for asylum hearings or decisions in Immigration Court.

At the end of March 2024, 3,524,051 active cases were pending before the Immigration Court.

Immigration Court recorded closing 434,996 cases so far in FY 2024 as of March 2024.

According to court records, only 0.35% of FY 2024 new cases sought deportation orders based on any alleged criminal activity of the immigrant, apart from possible illegal entry.

TRAC also published new immigration court data today. Here are some highlights:

Immigration Courts recorded receiving 1,155,024 new cases so far in FY 2024 as of March 2024. This compares with 434,996 cases that the court completed during this period.

San Francisco's area office has highest number in ICE's Alternatives to Detention (ATD) monitoring programs, according to data current as of April 6, 2024.

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South Texas Fam Residential Center in Dilley, Texas held the largest number of ICE detainees so far in FY 2024, averaging 1,843 per day (as of April 2024).

ICE ATD programs are currently monitoring 183,901 families and single individuals, according to data current as of April 6.

ICE relied on detention facilities in Texas to house the most people during FY 2024, according to data current as of April 7, 2024.

ICE arrested 7,542 and CBP arrested 14,592 of the 22,134 people booked into detention by ICE during March 2024.

21,201 out of 34,580—or 61.3%—held in ICE detention have no criminal record, according to data current as of April 7, 2024. Many more have only minor offenses, including traffic violations.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement held 34,580 in ICE detention according to data current as of April 7, 2024.

Note TRAC’s previous reports that raise concerns about the quality of ICE’s public ATD data, specifically related to the accuracy of data on the number of migrants on GPS ankle monitors.

Highlights from data updated in TRAC's Detention Quick Facts tool show that: