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Custody Deaths

At least 20 deaths making the year the deadliest since 2004 and raising questions about overcrowding, medical care, and oversight as detention populations grow.

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Feb 1, 2026

How did cuts to DHS oversight offices in 2025 affect postmortem investigations of detainee deaths?

oversight offices in 2025 substantially reduced the federal capacity to open and carry out independent postmortem investigations of deaths in immigration custody, with staff reductions and funding rol...