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USAFacts data shows immigration court cases can take months or years to resolve, with a backlog of 2.5 million cases at the end of 2023 and 3.9 million cases in FY 2024.
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USAFacts data on gas taxes shows U.S. average gas prices increased by $1.11 per gallon, about 37%, from March 2 to April 27, rising from $3.02 to $4.12, with California at $5.79 and Texas at $3.66 during that period.
Dive deeperUSAFacts data shows real U.S. GDP was $24.2 trillion in Q1 2026, up 2.7% from Q1 2025.
Dive deeperUSAFacts data shows the Department of Education held $1.48 trillion of student loan debt as of June 2016, and the Federal Reserve estimated total U.S. student loan debt at $1.6 trillion in June 2019.
Dive deeperUSAFacts data for 2024 shows there were approximately 15.1 million vacant homes in the United States, equal to 10.3% of the country’s housing inventory.
Dive deeperUSAFacts explains that ICE detention can be mandatory or discretionary, and people in mandatory detention are generally not eligible for bond release.
Dive deeperUSAFacts explains that ICE makes administrative arrests with an administrative warrant that is not reviewed by judges and does not permit entry into homes; without that warrant, arrests occur in public places or at jails and prisons through transfers of custody.
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