Sanctuaries Freed 22,000 Criminal Aliens Sought by ICE Under Biden

A 2015 ICE report found that 23 percent of criminal aliens released by sanctuaries were subsequently arrested for new crimes within eight months of release. - Jessica M. Vaughan 

• Since January 2021, sanctuary jurisdictions have released more than 22,000 jailed criminal aliens that ICE was seeking to take into custody for removal, according to ICE records on declined detainers provided to Congress.
• The number has grown each year..

Number of ICE Detainers Declined by Local Jurisdictions: Jan. 20, 2021 - July 15, 2024
Year	Number
2021*	2,512
2022	5,723
2023	7,934
2024*	5,871
Total	22,040