A Ghanaian man in his late 20s entered ICE custody at the Elizabeth Detention Facility in New Jersey in February 2025. Over the following months, he was transferred 10 times — from New Jersey to Arizona, up to Washington state, back to Arizona, on to Louisiana and back again — before being removed from the country.
Source: Deportation Data Project; Vera Institute of Justice | Credit: Stephen Stirling and Joe Yerardi / Staff
Each numbered stop represents a facility where this person was held. Lines show the order of transfers. Data include all stays that began at a facility in Pennsylvania, Delaware, or New Jersey. Data covers April 26, 2024, to Oct. 16, 2025. The majority of detentions occurred under the administration of Donald J. Trump.