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ICE Detainee Death Reviews

ICE's detainee death reviews and the criticisms surrounding their transparency and effectiveness

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Jan 31, 2026

How do NGO FOIA methods for counting detention deaths differ from ICE’s official records, and what are the implications for accountability?

Non‑governmental organizations (NGOs) use Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation, consolidated public‑records harvesting, and independent review of released documents to compile and cause‑of‑dea...

Jan 29, 2026

How do ICE’s detainee death review processes and ODO inspections work and what reforms have been proposed?

’s detainee death reviews are governed by internal directives and a 2021 notification policy that require rapid reporting, internal investigations by the /, and separate clinical mortality reviews by ...