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ICE Custody Deaths 2000-2025

The number of deaths in ICE custody from 2000 to 2025, including peaks in 2004 and 2025, and the impact of COVID-19.

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Jan 17, 2026
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How many people died in ICE custody each year since 2000 according to ICE’s official reports?

ICE publishes individual detainee death reports and a death-reporting policy, but the sources provided do not contain a single, official year-by-year tally from 2000 through 2025; available reporting ...