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State law on whether autopsy reports are “public records” varies widely: several states (e.g., Colorado, Texas, Alabama) have statutes or official guidance treating at least some autopsy reports as pu...
Publicly available ICE and DHS press releases in the provided reporting document specific recovery operations in 2025 that account for at least 121 children located by federal agents—24 recovered in a...
More than a quarter of recent interior arrests are concentrated in ten counties and their surrounding areas, and roughly half of all such arrests occurred in a relatively small set of localities, acco...
Medical examiners have publicly classified one death of a person in ICE custody as a homicide in the 2025–2026 timeframe: the January 3, 2026 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at Camp East Montana in El P...
The past year saw a sharp spike in deaths tied to operations, culminating in roughly 30–32 reported in 2025 and a rush of deaths and high‑profile killings in early 2026 that advocates and reporters de...
died on Jan. 3, 2026, at ICE initially said he experienced “medical distress” and later characterized the episode as a suicide attempt, while the death a homicide caused by asphyxia from neck and tors...
In reported the deadliest year for detainees in two decades, with roughly 30–32 deaths; official causes listed by ICE and reported media included suicides, suspected organ failure (liver and/or kidney...
A county medical examiner’s classification—, suicide or natural causes—reshapes the public record and often becomes the hinge for in deaths that occur in immigration custody, prompting fresh scrutiny,...
ruled the Jan. 3 death of a , citing asphyxia from neck and torso compression and noting he became “unresponsive while being physically restrained by law enforcement,” language reflected in the . That...
Independent autopsies and external investigations into 2025 detainee deaths are limited and uneven: several families have requested independent autopsies and some medical examiners have signaled homic...