The Department of Homeland Security says New York City has not honored 14,916 detainer requests issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement since President Donald Trump returned to office, according to a report published by Alex Jones Live on Oct. 12, 2026.
ICE detainers ask authorities to hold a person so DHS can take custody, the source report says. It attributes the figure to DHS and links the city’s response to its sanctuary policies.
The report does not provide a date range beyond the reference to Trump’s return to office, explain how DHS compiled the total, or include a response from New York City. The figure and the characterization of city policy are therefore attributed to the source and DHS.
