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ICE Custody Deaths 2017-2024

The number of people who died within 30 days of release from ICE custody between 2017 and 2024

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Jan 29, 2026
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How many deaths occurred in ICE or Border Patrol custody in 2025 and what were the documented causes?

At least 32 people died in custody in 2025, the highest total since 2004, according to multiple news outlets compiling agency figures . Deaths explicitly in custody during 2025 are documented in repor...

Jan 27, 2026
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How many deaths associated with ICE custody occurred within 30 days of release from detention between 2017 and 2024?

The precise number of people who died within 30 days of release from custody between 2017 and 2024 is not determinable from the available public reporting because ICE’s public death reporting has hist...