RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Despite claims of rampant “migrant crime” in America, the vast majority of people booked into Central Virginia U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers in recent months were not considered violent criminals, according to ICE data.
Virginia has two formal ICE detention centers, both located in Central Virginia: the Caroline Detention Center in Caroline County and the Farmville Detention Center in Prince Edward County. Additionally, Riverside Regional Jail in Prince George County entered into an agreement with ICE to house its detainees in May 2025.
Between President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025 and Oct. 15, 2025, there have been about 8,448 total bookings between these three facilities, according to the most recent ICE arrest data from the Data Deportation Project…