ICE Activity by State
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At least 19 people have died in ICE custody so far this year.
Some died inside detention centers already under scrutiny and some were found unresponsive.
Now, ICE has narrowed its own death-reporting policy, making abuse and detention harder for us to all see.
If you think your state is one of the quiet ones, find it below. It probably isn’t.
TL;DR
ICE enforcement is no longer concentrated in border states or big coastal cities.
It’s operating in all 50 states, at very different intensities, through different tactics. Some states are seeing mass operations and deaths in custody and others are seeing fewer arrests but deep local police cooperation through 287(g) agreements, courthouse arrests, or families taken in cases that barely make the news. We built a state-by-state severity check-in, an editorial tracker based on recent public reporting, not an official government ranking, so you can see what’s happening where you live, and where your loved ones live.
This is a public-interest severity tracker, not an official database.
ICE doesn’t publish a simple state-by-state dashboard.
Reporting quality varies wildly between states.
Some states have heavy enforcement that’s barely visible publicly while others have lower volume but cases that deserve national attention.
Each rating from 1 to 5 weighs five things from recent reporting:
Arrest and detention volume relative to population
Major operations like raids, surges, and multi-agency actions
Local cooperation: 287(g) agreements that turn local police and jails into immigration enforcement
Detention conditions: deaths, medical neglect, and lawsuits
Public attention: protests, litigation, and statewide controversy
Here’s the scale we are using:
1/5 ICE Activity: Low
2/5 ICE Activity: Watch
3/5 ICE Activity: Elevated
4/5 ICE Activity: High
5/5 ICE Activity: Severe
Multiple signals at once is how we move a state up the scale.
Last checked: June 11, 2026.
Before you jump to your state
ICE activity moves fast, and public reporting is uneven.
So if your state rating feels too high, too low, or incomplete, help us fix it.
Drop local reporting links in the comments. Tell us what is happening in your county. We will fold verified corrections and new developments into the next edition.
Nationally…
60,311 is how many people were in ICE detention as of April 4, 2026, according to TRAC at Syracuse University. That’s down from a record peak of 70,766 on January 24, the highest number ever recorded in ICE’s public data, but still higher than any detention population before this administration.
70.8% is the share of those detainees with no criminal conviction at all, per the same TRAC data. Many of the rest were convicted only of minor offenses, including traffic violations.
At least 19 is how many people have died in ICE custody so far in 2026. ICE had reported 18 deaths in the first five months of the year. Then Mamuka Artmeladze, a 43-year-old man from Georgia, died on June 4 at Winn Correctional Center in Louisiana, becoming the 19th person to die in ICE custody this year.
🚨 ICE has also narrowed its death-reporting policy so that deaths within 30 days after release from custody no longer trigger the same public reporting requirement.🚨
Nearly 12% is how much ICE arrests dropped nationwide in the weeks after federal agents killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, according to AP analysis of enforcement data. When the country watches, enforcement can change. That’s a huge reason to know what’s happening in your state. We keep us safe.
Find your state. Then find the states where your family and friends live.
Alabama: 4/5 ICE Activity. Alabama has a significant arrest footprint despite limited national attention. Prison Policy Initiative’s ICE arrest tracker showed Alabama with 1,338 ICE arrests from Jan. 20 to May 20, 2025 and 2,064 from May 21 to Oct. 15, 2025, with a relatively high arrest rate in the second period. Local reporting has also documented collateral arrests, including children.
Alaska: 3/5 ICE Activity. Lower volume, serious cases. Alaska Public reported at least 47 ICE arrests in Alaska in 2026 as of late April, including a pregnant woman, and Alaska Beacon reported on a Soldotna mother and children detained and deported in a case that drew state lawmaker scrutiny. With no federal detention facility in-state, detainees are held in Alaska jails before transfer out of state.
Arizona: 4/5 ICE Activity. A high-alert state. Arizona Luminaria reported that ICE arrests in Arizona more than tripled in FY2025, rising from about 149 per month before Trump to 513 per month, and Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said DHS planned to convert a 418,000-square-foot warehouse in Surprise into an immigration processing and detention facility for 1,500 detainees.
Arkansas: 4/5 ICE Activity. Arkansas stands out for local cooperation. AP reported that Benton County’s jail helped produce more than 450 ICE arrests in under 10 months, largely through 287(g), and Arkansas law now requires sheriffs to cooperate with ICE through jail-based or warrant-service programs.
California: 5/5 ICE Activity. Still one of the highest-visibility states. Recent reporting has focused on Southern California raids, HSI raids on the homes of VC Defensa ICE-watch activists in Ventura County, and questions about whether enforcement will occur around World Cup events in Los Angeles.
Colorado: 4/5 ICE Activity. Colorado Sun reported sharply rising ICE arrests under Trump, and Colorado Newsline reported that arrests from January through October 2025 ran more than four times the same period in 2024. State lawmakers have responded with bills targeting masked federal enforcement tactics.
Connecticut: 4/5 ICE Activity. Recent attention centers on courthouse enforcement. CT Insider reported on a June 2026 targeted ICE operation near the Danbury courthouse, with state officials criticizing the lack of advance notice and raising concerns about enforcement at court.
Delaware: 3/5 ICE Activity. Lower-visibility, still rising. Prison Policy Initiative’s tracker showed Delaware climbing from 142 arrests in the first 2025 tracking period to 295 in the second. Delaware has also banned local 287(g) agreements with ICE.
Florida: 5/5 ICE Activity. One of the most severe states in the country. AP reported nearly 39,000 immigrants arrested in Florida from Jan. 20, 2025 to March 11, 2026, more than triple the prior comparable period, with state and local agencies playing a major role through Florida’s expansive 287(g) participation.
Georgia: 5/5 ICE Activity. High on both detention volume and workplace enforcement. TRAC ranks Georgia among the top ICE detention states in FY2026, and the Hyundai-area workplace raid became one of the most prominent enforcement stories of the year, with roughly 475 people detained.
Hawaii: 3/5 ICE Activity. Lower volume, sharp increase. Civil Beat reported that Hawaii ICE arrests and detentions in 2025 far exceeded 2024, with arrests increasingly happening at ICE offices and state civil courthouses into 2026.
Idaho: 4/5 ICE Activity. Rated high because of the La Catedral racetrack raid. The ACLU reported that roughly 400 people, including U.S. citizens and children, were detained during a large multi-agency operation at a family event in Wilder, Idaho, and has filed suit over the raid.
Illinois: 4/5 ICE Activity. Major litigation and ongoing controversy. National Immigrant Justice Center reported that a federal judge in Chicago ordered ICE to release hundreds of people detained in likely violation of a consent decree, and Capitol News Illinois reported on later court orders involving warrantless arrests.
Indiana: 3/5 ICE Activity. Arrests surged with less public attention than neighboring Illinois. WTHR reported that ICE arrested close to 1,400 people in Indiana during the first six months of Trump’s second term.
Iowa: 4/5 ICE Activity. Notable for “Operation ICE Wall” litigation involving immigrant truck drivers picked up by Iowa State Patrol and ICE along Interstate 80. Iowa Capital Dispatch reported that lawsuits have raised concerns about the legality of detentions tied to the joint operation.
Kansas: 4/5 ICE Activity. Elevated by 287(g) expansion. Nebraska Public Media reported on ICE partnerships spreading across the Midwest, including Kansas, and Prison Policy Initiative’s tracker showed high levels of ICE arrests concentrated in states that cooperate with the federal enforcement push.
Kentucky: 4/5 ICE Activity. Heavy jail-based detention. Kentucky Lantern reported that county jails were holding 1,079 people for ICE as of April 2026.
Louisiana: 5/5 ICE Activity. One of the most serious detention states. TRAC lists Louisiana among the top ICE detention states in FY2026, and AP reported that Mamuka Artmeladze’s June 2026 death at Winn Correctional Center was the second ICE detainee death there in under two months, at a facility where inspections had already flagged serious problems.
Maine: 4/5 ICE Activity. One of the most striking recent spikes anywhere. Maine Public reported that ICE arrested 190 people in five days in late January 2026, and that about 80% had neither a criminal conviction nor a pending charge.
Maryland: 4/5 ICE Activity. Tied to the D.C. region surge. The Daily Record reported nearly 20,000 ICE arrests across D.C., Maryland, and Virginia from January 2025 through March 2026, and The Washington Post reported that Maryland passed emergency legislation banning local 287(g) agreements.
Massachusetts: 5/5 ICE Activity. Large-scale operations. WBUR reported more than 7,030 ICE arrests in Massachusetts under Trump, nearly five times the prior comparable period, and ICE said its “Patriot 2.0” operation alone produced more than 1,400 arrests.
Michigan: 4/5 ICE Activity. Rising arrests and detention expansion. Bridge Michigan reported 2,349 ICE arrests in Michigan from January through October 2025, nearly triple the same period in 2024, alongside reporting on detention expansion and sustained protests.
Minnesota: 5/5 ICE Activity. Minnesota remains a severe state because Operation Metro Surge affected thousands of people and drew national scrutiny. Minnesota Reformer reported that more than 3,700 immigrants were arrested during the operation. Axios reported that a UC San Diego survey found widespread encounters with ICE or Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Federal officers also shot three people during the operation and killed two U.S. citizens, Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, while Minnesota has sued the federal government for access to evidence in those shootings. This entry is about the full human toll of the surge: immigrants arrested, families harmed, communities disrupted, and civilians killed.
Mississippi: 3/5 ICE Activity. Less statewide visibility, meaningful activity. Prison Policy Initiative’s tracker showed Mississippi with 738 arrests in the first 2025 period and 945 in the second, while Mississippi Today reported on enforcement activity around Ridgeland that sent fear through immigrant communities.
Missouri: 4/5 ICE Activity. Detention capacity and conditions are the issue. KCTV5 reported that ICE detentions surged as policy shifted, and The Telegraph reported that Rep. Nikki Budzinski raised concerns after touring the Ste. Genevieve County Detention Center, including medical care, water access, sleeping arrangements, and the treatment of pregnant detainees.
Montana: 3/5 ICE Activity. Lower volume, unusual local response. Montana Free Press reported on an immigration arrest in rural Froid that prompted neighbors in a conservative town to rally around a detained longtime mechanic.
Nebraska: 3/5 ICE Activity. Moderate, driven by 287(g) growth. Nebraska Public Media reported that the Nebraska State Patrol assigned trained troopers to question suspected undocumented people and make immigration arrests under 287(g).
Nevada: 4/5 ICE Activity. Sharp increase. Nevada Current reported ICE arrests “skyrocketed” in the state, while The Nevada Independent reported a rising share of arrests involving people with no criminal conviction.
New Hampshire: 4/5 ICE Activity. The New England outlier on local police involvement. NHPR reported 429 ICE arrests since January 2025, including 51 made by local agencies, and said New Hampshire is the only New England state where local law enforcement has signed agreements with ICE.
New Jersey: 5/5 ICE Activity. 🚨 Delaney Hall has made New Jersey one of the most closely watched states in the country right now. ICE describes Delaney Hall as a 1,000-bed immigration detention facility in Newark. The Guardian reported that at least 300 detainees engaged in a hunger and labor strike over alleged inhumane conditions, including spoiled food, inadequate medical care, abuse by guards, and poor living conditions. New Jersey Monitor reported on detainees launching hunger and labor strikes over conditions behind bars, and The Guardian also reported on families describing distress over medical neglect and harsh conditions. Protests outside Delaney Hall have led to dozens of arrests, making it one of the clearest national flashpoints in the current immigration detention crisis.
New Mexico: 3/5 ICE Activity. Arrests rose sharply, but the state pushed back. Source New Mexico reported more than 1,800 ICE arrests in New Mexico in the first 10 months of 2025, compared with about 240 in 2024, while the state passed the Immigrant Safety Act limiting local involvement in deportation systems.
New York: 5/5 ICE Activity. Courthouse and federal-building enforcement, 26 Federal Plaza, and open conflict with federal officials keep New York in the severe tier. The Guardian reported that Tom Homan threatened to send “more ICE agents than you’ve ever seen” to New York City after a state law limiting local cooperation. The Guardian also reported that a federal judge barred ICE arrests at or near several Manhattan immigration courthouses except under limited circumstances.
North Carolina: 4/5 ICE Activity. NC Newsline reported that ICE arrested more than 3,300 people across North Carolina during Trump’s first nine months back in office, with hundreds of arrests tied to sheriff cooperation through 287(g).
North Dakota: 3/5 ICE Activity. Lower volume, rising detention. North Dakota Monitor reported the number of people detained by ICE increased more than 75% from January 2025 to January 2026.
Ohio: 4/5 ICE Activity. Ohio Immigrant Alliance reported that 7,756 people were detained for ICE in Ohio between January 2025 and March 2026, with fewer than 5% convicted of a violent offense.
Oklahoma: 4/5 ICE Activity. Highway enforcement and 287(g). ICE reported that a three-day operation with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol led to 120 arrests, including 91 commercial driver’s license holders, and Prison Policy Initiative’s tracker showed Oklahoma among the higher per-capita arrest states.
Oregon: 4/5 ICE Activity. The Willamette Valley has seen waves of coordinated arrests, The Guardian reported on court testimony about ICE arrest quotas and surveillance tactics in Oregon, and AP reported that a federal judge barred warrantless ICE arrests in Oregon unless there is probable cause someone is likely to flee.
Pennsylvania: 4/5 ICE Activity. Arrest growth plus detention systems. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported ICE arrests in Pennsylvania more than tripled in January 2026 to 802, with nearly 60% having no criminal record. Moshannon Valley has also drawn scrutiny, with Rep. Summer Lee calling for closure after reports of hunger strike retaliation and poor conditions.
Rhode Island: 3/5 ICE Activity. Lower volume, visible courthouse concerns. Rhode Island Current reported on ICE agents watching courthouses and arrests outside traffic court, and courthouse-related incidents have heightened fear around immigration enforcement in the state.
South Carolina: 4/5 ICE Activity. AP reported that a fake-ID investigation led to 48 immigrant workers being detained by ICE and six people being indicted in South Carolina.
South Dakota: 3/5 ICE Activity. Expanded state cooperation. Dakota News Now reported expanded 287(g) training for state troopers, and South Dakota Searchlight reported that the South Dakota National Guard helped ICE deport 664 people.
Tennessee: 4/5 ICE Activity. Visible enforcement, high per-capita concern, and press-freedom issues. Reuters reported ICE arrested Nashville journalist Estefany Rodriguez Flores, while WSMV reported on unmarked-vehicle detentions across Middle Tennessee.
Texas: 5/5 ICE Activity. TRAC lists Texas as the top ICE detention state in FY2026, and Reuters reported that federal auditors flagged the Camp East Montana detention center for missing records, medical failures, wasteful spending, and serious concerns around detainee deaths.
Utah: 4/5 ICE Activity. High per-capita rate plus courthouse controversy. Prison Policy Initiative’s tracker showed Utah among the higher per-capita arrest states, and DOJ announced charges against two former Utah court clerks accused of helping people evade ICE arrest.
Vermont: 2/5 ICE Activity. Low volume, however Vermont Public’s special investigation found ICE arrested 54 immigrants in Vermont between the January 2025 inauguration and March 10, 2026, with nearly half having no criminal record or pending charges, and documented agents running plate checks outside apartment buildings with no public-safety purpose. Then on March 11 VTDigger reported that a South Burlington ICE operation drew widespread criticism after agents stormed a home and took into custody someone they were not seeking.
Virginia: 4/5 ICE Activity. Part of the D.C. region surge of nearly 20,000 arrests, and VPM reported that 7,344 people were booked at the Rappahannock Regional Jail under a federal immigration enforcement designation from January 2025 to early April 2026.
Washington: 4/5 ICE Activity. Washington State Standard reported ICE arrested more than 2,100 people in Washington between October and early March, and KING5 reported rising arrests across the Yakima Valley.
West Virginia: 4/5 ICE Activity. Operation Country Roads: ICE and DHS promoted 650 arrests in a two-week operation, while ACLU-West Virginia’s review of DHS data found 593 arrests inside the state, with some arrests apparently mislabeled from Pennsylvania. The review also found that three out of four people arrested in West Virginia had no criminal record.
Wisconsin: 4/5 ICE Activity. Wisconsin Watch reported on shifting ICE arrest patterns statewide and nearly 100 collateral arrests since January 2025, while Wisconsin Watch also reported on the Manitowoc arrests and the confusion families faced after rapid transfers.
Wyoming: 4/5 ICE Activity. Small numbers, high cooperation. WyoFile reported that seven counties, four towns, and the Wyoming Highway Patrol have official ICE partnerships, and WyoFile later reported on Laramie County sheriff’s deputies making more immigration arrests under 287(g).
The highest-alert tier
5/5 ICE Activity: Severe
California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Texas
4/5 ICE Activity: High
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
What you can do with this
If you’re in a high-alert state with 4/5 ICE Activity or higher: Connect with your local rapid-response network before you need it. The United We Dream MigraWatch Hotline is the national reporting line, and the NNIRR hotline directory lists state and regional numbers. Save the number in your phone today.
If you’re in a quieter state: Your job is vigilance, not relief. Vermont was “quiet” until March 11. Learn the staging patterns from our ICE vehicles guide, and know the warrant rule: an administrative warrant doesn’t authorize forced entry into a home. Only a judge-signed judicial warrant generally does. The ACLU’s one-page guide is the cleanest print-and-save version.
If you can’t do either: Share this tracker with one person who lives in a state with 4/5 ICE Activity or higher. The nearly 12% drop after Minneapolis suggests that attention is not a bystander activity.
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You collectively know your states better than any newsroom or journalist does.
We can only go off what we see with news articles currently available online or by word of mouth.
So tell us in the comments: What’s the rating where you live? Too high, too low? What’s happening in your county?
Comment local reporting links. We’ll fold verified corrections and new developments into the next edition!
ICE activity moves fast, and we will post updated trackers to try to keep up with it all, with your help of course:
Sources
National data
TRAC | Immigration Detention Quick Facts
AP | ICE will no longer report deaths of detainees who have recently been released from custody
AP | ICE arrests drop nearly 12% after Minneapolis killings and immigration shake-up
Prison Policy Initiative | ICE arrest tracker
Additional key state reporting
ICE | ICE expands detention capacity with Delaney Hall facility in New Jersey
Stateline | Migrants detained at ICE facilities launch hunger strikes to protest conditions
The Guardian | Delaney Hall hunger strikes are a hallmark of resistance in detention
Vermont Public | Special Report: How ICE operates in Vermont
Minnesota Reformer | More than 3,700 immigrants arrested during Operation Metro Surge
PBS/AP | Minnesota sues to obtain evidence in shootings by federal officers during ICE surge
Reuters | ICE agent arrested in Texas for Minneapolis shooting
WBUR | More than 7,030 ICE arrests in Massachusetts so far under Trump
NC Newsline | ICE arrested more than 3,300 people across North Carolina
Ohio Immigrant Alliance | Nearly 8,000 Ohioans detained for ICE in Trump’s first 15 months
Washington State Standard | Latest ICE data shows surge in immigration arrests in Washington
ACLU West Virginia | The ICE in West Virginia Report
Know your rights
ACLU | If ICE Agents Show Up At Your Door PDF
This is a good guideline that can act as an early warning system. Who knew you'd need such a thing to protect yourself from your own government! Now is the time to be neighbourly because the enemy really is from within!
Thank you for the information that you provide to us. You are the only consistent source we have. Sadly, out of sight is out of mind and remind us of the huge, senseless abuse of humans that hasn't occurred since slavery.