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COVID-19 Impact on Detention Facilities

The impact of COVID-19 on detention facilities, including infection rates and vaccination programs.

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Jan 17, 2026
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What rights and legal access do ICE detainees have while in detention?

Immigration detainees held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) possess a set of formally recognized rights and channels for legal access—legal calls, visits, law library access, interpre...

Feb 3, 2026

How did the ACLU/PHR report determine that 95% of ICE detention deaths were preventable?

The — that 95 percent of deaths in detention “could likely have been prevented” — comes from a joint // report that reviewed 52 deaths in ICE custody from 2017–2021 and applied independent medical exp...

Jan 9, 2026

What are the leading causes of death among people detained by ICE?

The documented leading immediate causes of death among people detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in recent years include cardiovascular events (cardiac arrest, heart failure), ...

Jan 8, 2026

How do ICE-related death rates compare to other federal detention agencies (e.g., Bureau of Prisons)?

ICE’s reported deaths have fluctuated sharply: a pandemic-era high death rate per 100,000 admissions of 10.833 in FY2020 fell to 0.939 in FY2022 before rising again in later years, and absolute annual...

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