McALLEN, Texas (Border Report)-- The total variety of migrants kept in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers has actually swelled to nearly 40,000-- the most because January 2020 - - and most are housed in Texas, according to a brand-new research study.
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) of Syracuse University reports that 39,748 non-U.S. residents were being apprehended in centers as of Nov. 5, according to the most recent information offered.
This follows a trend that began in the summer season.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement holds 100% of migrants apprehended by ICE and CBP in ICE detention, according to data current since Nov. 5, 2023. (TRAC graphic).
Most of the detainees crossed into the United States along the Southwest border, TRAC reports.
On the other hand, the number of migrants enrolled in ICE's electronic tracking program, or Alternatives to Detention, has actually dropped, TRAC reports.
There were 190,095 in ATD programs on Nov. 4; That's down nearly 50% from 377,980 in ATD in December.
( TRAC Graphic).
The number of individuals registered in a brand-new ICE ATD speculative GPS smartwatch monitoring device program - - called VeriWatch - - has actually doubled from 100 on Sept. 9, to 200 on Nov. 4, TRAC reports. The light-weight wrist bracelets are made by professional BI, which has actually handled ICE's ATD program considering that 2004, according to a report by TRAC researcher and Syracuse University teacher
Austin Kocher.
Kocher states these wrist bracelets "are smaller and more discreet" than ankle tracking gadgets, however likewise record more data, including biometric authentication.
In August, ICE revealed it was expanding its testing usage of VeriWatch to groups of migrants in the
Los Angeles location. Original testing started with 50 migrants in the
Denver area but has actually considering that expanded to include 34 migrants in
Dallas and 38 in
El Paso, according to TRAC.
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TRAC also reports:.
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- Many migrants in ATD likewise are being kept track of on double devices, consisting of GPS tracking and SmartLINK mobile phone apps. The number doubled from 772 to 1,208 in November.
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- The bulk of migrants held in ICE centers - - 71 % - have no rap sheet.
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- There are over 14,600 individuals held in ICE detention facilities in Texas. Louisiana has the second-most with 6,052, followed by California, Arizona and Georgia, according to TRAC. The South Texas Family Residential Center, in Dilley, holds over 2,000 each day, and over 1,700 are kept in Pearsall, Texas, at the South Texas ICE Processing Center.
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Sandra Sanchez can be reached at SSanchez@BorderReport.com.
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