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Politics / 1 day ago
Deaths in ICE custody: What the record shows
Deaths inside US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities are often debated in political terms, yet across administrations, people have continued to die while in government custody, raising persistent questions about medical care, oversight, and the use of detention itself. Deaths inside US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities are often debated in political terms, yet across administrations, people have continued to die while in government custody, raising persistent questions about medical care, oversight, and the use of detention itself. According to ICE’s data, 56 people died in ICE custody between 2009 and 2017, during the Obama administration. From 2017 to 2020, under the first Trump administration, the number was 52. Between 2021 and 2024, during the Biden administration, ICE reported 26 deaths.
