ICE Runs up on Space Constraints in Mass Deportation Efforts
Congress only funded ICE to have 41,500 beds, costing around $3.4 billion annually. In its December 2024 annual report, the agency stated it had "relatively static bedspace," which "forces the agency to carefully prioritize whom it detains." The latest figures, up until January 26, showed ICE holding 39,238 immigrants at its facilities.