Facts are technically correct but framed in a way that likely leads to a wrong impression. Learn more in Methodology.
ICE data or other official arrest datasets corroborate that 70% of ICE arrests in the referenced period involved noncitizens charged with or convicted of crimes in the U.S.
Using official DHS and ICE-derived data, approximately 71–72% of ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) administrative arrests in FY 2024 involved noncitizens who had either criminal convictions or pending criminal charges in the US. USAFacts’ synthesis of DHS data shows 113,430 ERO administrative arrests in FY 2024, of which 57,690 had prior convictions and another 42% of the remaining 55,740 had pending charges—about 81,000 people total, or roughly 71.5%. However, ICE as an agency also includes Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and ERO criminal arrests; those additional arrests (including many US citizens) are not included in this 71.5% figure, so the claim that "70% of all ICE arrests" are of noncitizens charged or convicted is only accurate if one silently restricts to ERO administrative arrests of noncitizens.
Verdict: Misleading. The underlying proportion (about 71–72%) is supported for ERO administrative arrests, but framing it as "70% of all ICE arrests" overstates the scope and implies the statistic applies to every ICE arrest, not just the subset of ERO immigration arrests of noncitizens.