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FOIA Requests for ICE Documents

The use of Freedom of Information Act requests to obtain documents and data from ICE, particularly regarding in-custody deaths.

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Jan 27, 2026

Where can I find ICE’s official detainee death reports and how are they published?

The definitive public repository for ) detainee death reports is ICE’s “” page on ICE.gov, where individual Detainee Death Reports (DDRs) and related announcements are posted pursuant to a congression...

Jan 27, 2026

Which ICE detention facilities have had the most reported deaths since 2003, according to ICE’s official lists?

’s own public reporting has documented dozens of deaths in custody since 2003, and independent trackers point to a small number of detention sites that appear repeatedly in those records; advocates’ a...

Jan 16, 2026

How does ICE define and report an 'in‑custody' death, and how have those reporting rules changed in recent years?

ICE defines an "in‑custody" death as the death of an individual while under ICE custody regardless of where the death occurs, and the agency has a formal directive laying out notification, review and ...

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