Texas Scorecard by Michael Wilson December 30, 2025
Houston recorded more immigration arrests than any other U.S. city this year.Houston leads the nation in immigration arrests, topping every other major U.S. city both for ICE arrests made in the community and for detentions carried out inside jails and prisons, according to newly released federal data.
From Jan. 20 through Oct. 15, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reported roughly 5,200 “at-large” arrests in the Houston area—individuals taken into custody outside of jail settings—based on data compiled by the Deportation Data Project and analyzed by the New York Times.
Over the same period, Houston also recorded the highest number of ICE arrests at jails and prisons nationwide, with approximately 9,300 detentions. Those figures place Houston ahead of cities such as New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago.
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