The administration has detained 400,000 immigrants: What do we know about their children?
Maria Cancian, Nissi Cantu, Lanikque Howard, and Tara Watson, Brookings Institution (May 18, 2026)
This analysis estimates that more than 145,000 U.S. citizen children have likely experienced a parent detained by ICE since January 2025, with tens of thousands more affected by deportation.
