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ICE arrest data and DHS/ICE official statistics confirm whether 70% of ICE arrests nationwide involved individuals charged with or convicted of crimes at the stated time period.
ICE/DHS have repeatedly used a 70% figure; ICE's FY2024 ERO reporting (point-in-time annual numbers) can be read to show about 71–72% of ERO arrests in FY2024 were people recorded as having convictions or pending charges. However, independent public snapshots and analyses of ICE detention populations and biweekly ERO arrest releases during 2025 show a substantially different picture (large shares with no convictions and many with pending charges), and data definitions ("arrests" vs. "detentions", time period, point-in-time vs. cumulative counts, and how "criminal" is categorized) differ across sources. Because the claim in the DHS press release lacks a clear citation to a specific dataset or time period and ICE/DHS reporting uses multiple, sometimes noncomparable metrics, the statement cannot be definitively verified as true or false without specifying the exact dataset and period; the evidence is mixed and sensitive to definition and timing.