Arrests of people with unauthorized or unknown citizenship status in Hamilton County increased between July and August, according to new data from the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office. August had 69 arrestees, while July had 44.
The Sheriff’s Office on Monday released information on the number of people it reported to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, their nationalities and their charges. Nonviolent offenses made up the majority of charges for the second month in a row. The largest three categories were traffic violations, license/registration issues and DUIs, according to data from the Sheriff’s Office.
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In August, the Sheriff’s Office released 47 unauthorized immigrants to ICE, and 58 were placed on ICE hold. While some individuals may overlap between those categories, the Sheriff’s Office said, those figures do not represent the same group of people as timing, case outcomes and ICE determinations can cause counts to fluctuate across different months.
August 2025 unauthorized immigrant charges
Some arrestees may have multiple charges
— Traffic violations: 56
— License/registration: 43
— DUI: 40
— Substance-related offenses: 18
— Assault/harassment: 16
— Obstruction/compliance: 11
— Sex-related offenses: 8
— Reckless conduct: 5
— Fraud/identity crimes: 5
— Child neglect: 1
— Attempted aggravated robbery: 1
— Federal hold: 1
Source: Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office
Of the arrestees with known nationalities, most reported coming from Guatemala or Mexico, and there were three from Honduras, two from India and Venezuela, and one each from Ethiopia, Canada, the Marshall Islands and Iraq.
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The data was compiled from multiple law enforcement agencies across the county. The arrestees were booked into the Hamilton County Jail, the Sheriff’s Office said. The information is also reported monthly to the District Attorney Generals Conference in Nashville.
Hamilton County Sheriff Austin Garrett said the updates will come monthly.
— Compiled by Mason Edwards
