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DHS/ICE says 33,179 noncitizens in California custody have active detainers, lists crime counts

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DHS/ICE's published figures show 33,179 noncitizens in California custody with active ICE detainers and the listed breakdown of alleged crimes.

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On Feb. 6, 2026 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) published a press release and a letter from Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons urging California officials, including Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta, to honor ICE arrest detainers for 33,179 noncitizens currently in California custody. DHS says 4,561 people with active detainers were released since Jan. 20 and provided aggregated counts of alleged offenses (including homicides, assaults, drug and weapons offenses) and named case examples. The letter cites legal precedent on administrative warrants and requests greater cooperation to enable federal removal actions.
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The ICE press release (02/06/2026) and DHS news post state that there are "33,179 aliens in California’s custody with active detainers" and list the same crime-category counts (399 homicides; 3,313 assaults; 3,171 burglaries; 1,011 robberies; 8,380 dangerous drugs offenses; 1,984 weapons offenses; 1,293 sexual predatory offenses). Verdict: True — the claim accurately reports what DHS/ICE published in their 02/06/2026 release (the statement is about what DHS/ICE reported, not an independent validation of the underlying criminal-history coding).

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  1. Update · Feb 07, 2026, 02:07 AMTrue
    The ICE press release (02/06/2026) and DHS news post state that there are "33,179 aliens in California’s custody with active detainers" and list the same crime-category counts (399 homicides; 3,313 assaults; 3,171 burglaries; 1,011 robberies; 8,380 dangerous drugs offenses; 1,984 weapons offenses; 1,293 sexual predatory offenses). Verdict: True — the claim accurately reports what DHS/ICE published in their 02/06/2026 release (the statement is about what DHS/ICE reported, not an independent validation of the underlying criminal-history coding).
  2. Original article · Feb 06, 2026
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