More than 75,000 immigrants were being detained by ICE as of mid-January, up from 40,000 when Trump took office a year earlier, according to federal data released Tuesday.
The search is part of a $45 billion expansion of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities financed by a tax-cutting law signed last year by Trump. In a little over a year, the number of detention facilities used by ICE more than doubled, to 225 sites spread across a combined 48 states and territories. Most of that growth came through existing contracts with the U.S. Marshals Service or deals to use empty beds at county jails.
But some states and communities are pushing back against ICE detention facilities. Legislation pending in several states seeks to prevent local governments from contracting to detain people for ICE or to discourage privately run ICE detention facilities.
Meanwhile, some cities and counties are considering whether local building permits and regulations can be enforced on facilities used by ICE.
The fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during immigration enforcement actions in Minnesota have amplified an already intense spotlight on ICE, increasing scrutiny of its plans for new detention sites.
This Localize It guide includes resources for finding ICE facilities near you, links to pending legislation, and details on potential new ICE sites in more than a dozen states.
FIND ICE DETENTION SITES NEAR YOU
The federal government maintains a list of all facilities used to hold ICE detainees.
Data on ICE detention facilities can be downloaded from this website by selecting the item near the bottom of the page or by clicking directly on following link: " Detention FY 2026 YTD, Alternatives to Detention FY 2026 YTD and Facilities FY 2026 YTD, Footnotes (221 KB)." The downloaded spreadsheet contains a tab (the 7th tab to the right) labeled, "Facilities FY26." Note that the list excludes a few categories of facilities, such as juvenile facilities.
As of mid-January, ICE was using 225 facilities spread across 48 U.S. states and territories. The jurisdictions with the greatest number of facilities being used for ICE detention were:
Texas: 28
Florida: 18
Louisiana: 11
Kentucky: 10
California, Georgia and New York: 8