ICE says it holds more than 1,360 arrest detainers for criminal illegal aliens

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ICE has a count exceeding 1,360 arrest detainers for criminal illegal aliens in its custody; verification would confirm the number and the definition/scope of those detainers.

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The Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are asking the public to report tips to the ICE tip line (1-866-DHS-2-ICE) that could lead to the arrest of two men, Kongmeng Vang and Lue Moua, who DHS says are at large in St. Paul, Minnesota. Both individuals are described as being from Laos and are wanted for multiple sexual and violent offenses; each has a final order of removal from immigration proceedings. DHS also criticized Minnesota officials for releasing people with ICE detainers and said ICE holds more than 1,360 detainers in the state.

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DHS/ICE did state in a Jan. 20, 2026 DHS press release that “ICE has more than 1,360 arrest detainers for the criminal illegal aliens in their custody.” However the underlying fact is inaccurate as written: the agencies’ own statements and Minnesota officials say the 1,360 figure refers to ICE arrest detainers placed on people held in Minnesota state/local jails — not immigrants already in ICE custody. Minnesota officials (Minnesota DOC and state spokespeople) disputed DHS’s characterization and said those individuals are in state custody, and ICE publicly describes detainers as requests to state/local jails to hold individuals for transfer to ICE rather than persons already in ICE custody. Verdict: False — the quoted sentence misstates the status of the people (they are not “in ICE custody”) and conflates ICE detainers with ICE custody.

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Update · Jan 20, 2026, 10:58 PMFalse
DHS/ICE did state in a Jan. 20, 2026 DHS press release that “ICE has more than 1,360 arrest detainers for the criminal illegal aliens in their custody.” However the underlying fact is inaccurate as written: the agencies’ own statements and Minnesota officials say the 1,360 figure refers to ICE arrest detainers placed on people held in Minnesota state/local jails — not immigrants already in ICE custody. Minnesota officials (Minnesota DOC and state spokespeople) disputed DHS’s characterization and said those individuals are in state custody, and ICE publicly describes detainers as requests to state/local jails to hold individuals for transfer to ICE rather than persons already in ICE custody. Verdict: False — the quoted sentence misstates the status of the people (they are not “in ICE custody”) and conflates ICE detainers with ICE custody.
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