This article explains the statistics around ICE detention of children during the Trump administration. Over 6200 children have been held. Despite regulations limiting the detention of children to 20 days, there have been over 1600 children who have been held for more than 20 days.
In mid-March, 2026, there were fewer than 100 children in detention.
Good charts of children in detention, adults in immigrant detention.
Immigration Insight 