U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement
Our immigration detention research team collects data on the number of people detained by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) across the country who have been infected with or died from COVID. Our data come directly from ICE’s website and are updated several times per week. The table below displays aggregate COVID-19 data for people detained by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in facilities across the US. The ICE Data Grade represents our assessment of the transparency and quality of those data reported by ICE.
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| Cumulative Cases | Active Cases | Cumulative Deaths | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICE Facilities | Count | Per 10k | Count | Per 10k | Count | Per 10k | |
| Detained People | 57,296 | 26,696 | 356 | 166 | 11 | 5 | |
| Staff | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
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Each spike represents the number of detained people who have tested positive for COVID-19
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This map displays COVID-19 cases and related deaths of people detained by ICE in facilities across the US, as well as the boundaries for the 24 ICE Enforcement & Removal Operations Field Office regions.
Facilities with the highest in Field Office regions
| Cumulative Cases | Active Cases | Cumulative Deaths | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facility | Count | Per 10k | Count | Per 10k | Count | Per 10k | |
ICE La Palma Correctional Center | 3,265 | 74,036 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
ICE Karnes County Residential Center | 3,137 | 348,556 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | |
ICE Port Isabel | 2,202 | 56,899 | 17 | 439 | 0 | 0 | |
ICE South Texas Family Residential Center | 2,132 | 120,452 | 2 | 113 | 0 | 0 | |
ICE South Texas Detention Complex | 2,054 | 31,747 | 29 | 448 | 0 | 0 | |
Data Reporting & Quality Scorecard
Data Reporting & Quality GradeF*
This scorecard assesses data reporting and quality for ICE. Read more about our scoring methodology and to see how this jurisdiction compares to other state and federal systems.
Scores assessed as of December 29, 2022.
We have observed several unexplained fluctuations in the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases and tests that ICE reports.
Data reporting for detained people
Cumulative Cases
By facility
Cumulative Deaths
By facility
Active Cases
By facility
Tests Administered
None
Population
Systemwide only
Vaccinations
None
Boosters
None
Data reporting for staff
Cumulative Cases
None
Cumulative Deaths
None
Active Cases
None
Tests Administered
None
Population
None
Vaccinations
None
Boosters
None
Data quality
Machine Readable
No
Regularly Updated
Yes
Clearly Defined
No
Contextualized Historically
No