ICE DETENTION HITS RECORD 66,000 AS BED SPACE SOARS TOWARD 70,000

Internal DHS data obtained by CBS News show ICE now holds about 66,000 people—a record—amid an aggressive enforcement push and rapidly expanded detention capacity. Bed space has grown from roughly 41,500 to about 70,000, with plans discussed to reach 100,000 using military and converted state facilities funded by a $45B allocation. Roughly half of current detainees lack criminal convictions, raising oversight and humanitarian concerns as a Chicago judge ordered improvements at the Broadview processing site. Officials cite higher arrest targets and broader mandates for collateral arrests as key drivers behind the surge.