DHS says New York declined 16,070 ICE detainers since January 2025

On 12 October 2026, the Department of Homeland Security released data saying New York jurisdictions had declined to honor 16,070 ICE detainers from 20 January 2025 through 8 October 2026. DHS associated the detainers with 52,503 criminal charges or convictions, an aggregate that should not be described as 52,503 people. ICE defines a detainer as a request for notification before release and, where applicable, up to 48 additional hours of custody so federal officers can assume custody. New York officials defend limits on cooperation as necessary to comply with law and local policy, while DHS says declined detainers force riskier at-large arrests. The release is a government claim about state and local responses, not evidence that Tom Homan personally issued or directed each request.