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ICE Death-Reporting Procedures

The procedures and rules followed by ICE for reporting in-custody deaths, including the emphasis on compliance with death-reporting rules.

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Jan 15, 2026
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How many in‑custody deaths does ICE list for each calendar year from 2003 through 2025 when aggregated from its PDF and FY2018+ reports?

ICE publishes two complementary sources for in‑custody deaths: legacy PDF compilations covering October 2003 through mid‑2017 and post‑2018 death notices/FY reports on its website, but the documents p...

Jan 28, 2026

What changes did Congress and DHS mandate after 2016 to improve transparency and accountability for deaths in ICE custody, and how effective were they?

and enacted a patchwork of reporting and review requirements after 2016 intended to force greater transparency about custody — including statutory deadlines to publish initial notice and fuller death ...