Overview
- Researchers report at least 10,588 people held in solitary in ICE custody from April 2024 to May 2025, with placements climbing about 6.5% per month during the first four full months of the Trump administration.
- After December 2024 rules mandated reporting every individual in segregation, recorded cases rose roughly 80%, signaling that earlier figures understated the scope.
- Solitary placements of people classified as vulnerable increased 56% versus 2022, and their average stays reached about 38–40 days, exceeding the UN’s 15‑day threshold for torture.
- ICE’s detained population is near 60,000, with more than 210,000 arrests and over 216,000 deportations since January, reflecting a broadened enforcement campaign.
- The administration plans to add about 80,000 detention beds through new funding, while case reviews documented retaliatory uses of isolation and persistent oversight deficiencies.