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Detention Policy and Accountability

The impact of detention policy on detainee deaths and the need for accountability and oversight

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Feb 6, 2026

How have congressional or DHS oversight responses changed after public release of DDR analyses and NGO reports on detainee deaths?

ional oversight has grown more visible and confrontational after the public release of Detainee Death Reports (DDR) and NGO analyses: Democratic lawmakers, some bipartisan investigators, and external ...

Feb 1, 2026

How many illegal immigrants have died in custody since trumps reelection

Official tallies and press investigations point to dozens of people dying while in immigration custody after ’s inauguration on January 20, 2025, with reporting since that date by the end of 2025 , wh...