NORFOLK, Virginia — An analysis of both public federal records and responses from local law enforcement agencies offers a glimpse into the activity of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within Hampton Roads under the beginning of the Trump administration.

Federal record-keeping of detainers issued by ICE within Hampton Roads shows an increase of 180% when looking at the first seven months of 2025.

This is based on government data provided by ICE in response to a FOIA request to the Deportation Data Project and analyzed by 13News Now.

The Deportation Data Project , a collection of academics and lawyers across the country, has been monitoring ICE-related detainers, arrests, detentions and encounters since 2013 across the country. The organization collects and posts public,

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