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2017 ICE use-of-force incidents

The surge in ICE use-of-force incidents in 2017 and the subsequent investigations and policy changes.

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Jan 17, 2026
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What internal ICE or DHS oversight reports (ODO, OIG) from 2009–2016 address use-of-force incidents and are available via FOIA?

A focused set of DHS oversight products from 2009–2016 that address use-of-force in ICE custody can be obtained through DHS/OIG and ICE FOIA channels, but the record is fragmented: the DHS Office of I...

Jan 14, 2026

Which 2017 use-of-force incidents involving ICE resulted in official investigations or policy changes?

Public reporting establishes that 2017 saw a sharp rise in ICE use-of-force episodes — ProPublica counted “more than 170 incidents” in the first nine months of the Trump administration — but the docum...