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ICE reports 33,179 people in California custody have active detainers and provides associated crime totals

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Confirmation from ICE and/or California jurisdictions that 33,179 people are currently in custody with active ICE detainers and that the crime-category totals are accurate.

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (ICE) says California jurisdictions have not honored ICE arrest detainers and that 4,561 noncitizens described by ICE as criminal "illegal aliens" were released from county jails since January 20. ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons sent a letter to California Attorney General Rob Bonta urging state cooperation, and ICE reports 33,179 individuals in California custody with active detainers and lists counts of alleged crimes. The release includes named cases where local authorities did not honor detainers; some individuals were later arrested and removed by ICE.
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The DHS press release (U.S. Department of Homeland Security) dated Feb. 5, 2026, quotes ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons stating there are "33,179 aliens in the custody of a California jurisdiction with active detainers" and lists the crime totals exactly as in the claim. The numbers align with ICE's statement in that press release; the claim accurately reproduces that DHS/ICE figure and the listed offense counts. Verdict: True — the quoted statistics match the DHS/ICE press release.

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  1. Update · Feb 05, 2026, 10:17 PMTrue
    The DHS press release (U.S. Department of Homeland Security) dated Feb. 5, 2026, quotes ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons stating there are "33,179 aliens in the custody of a California jurisdiction with active detainers" and lists the crime totals exactly as in the claim. The numbers align with ICE's statement in that press release; the claim accurately reproduces that DHS/ICE figure and the listed offense counts. Verdict: True — the quoted statistics match the DHS/ICE press release.
  2. Original article · Feb 05, 2026
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