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The topic revolves around the discrepancies in reporting deaths of detainees by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and advocacy groups. It highlights the differences in counting deaths that occur shortly after release and the timeliness of official disclosures.
defines an “in‑custody” death as a death that occurs while an individual remains in ICE custody — including those who die after transfer to a hospital but are still under agency control — and it now f...
’s own public tallies for the opening months of ’s second term are inconsistent across official outlets but fall in roughly the 18–32 range depending on the date and which ICE posting is cited; indepe...
follows a written, multilayered policy for notifying stakeholders and publishing initial death reports within a statutory timeframe, and posts agency news releases about detained deaths on ICE.gov . C...
Advocacy groups and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) diverge sharply on who counts as an “ICE custody” death and how timely or complete official disclosures are: ICE points to formal policies...