48% of people arrested by ICE in Northern California have no criminal record

"That data also reveals that ICE arrests across Northern California have more than tripled this year. A Mission Local analysis of data released from the Deportation Data Project, a group of researchers based at the University of California, Berkeley, shows that 48 percent of the people arrested by ICE across Northern California in September had no criminal background, while 39 percent had a criminal conviction. The remaining 14 percent had pending criminal charges."

"Earlier this year, President Donald Trump pledged to deport the \"worst of the worst,\" but the latest numbers confirm that the administration's crackdown continues to target an increasing share of people who have committed no crimes. Most recently, the president called for a permanent pause on all immigration from \"third-world countries.\" Across the country, about 74 percent of the people in ICE detention centers have no criminal history, according to the Transaction Records Access Clearinghouse from Syracuse University."

Data from the Deportation Data Project shows that in September 48 percent of people arrested by ICE across Northern California had no criminal background, 39 percent had a criminal conviction, and 14 percent had pending criminal charges. Arrests in Northern California more than tripled between Jan. 20 and Oct. 15, 2025 compared to the same period last year. Nationwide about 74 percent of people in ICE detention centers have no criminal history according to TRAC. San Francisco immigration courthouse arrests declined in October, while deportations in California rose 78 percent compared to 2024. The administration has intensified enforcement and called for limits on immigration.

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