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ICE Detainee Deaths 2025

The number of deaths in ICE custody in 2025, with reports from various outlets and watchdogs.

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Jan 27, 2026
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How many ICE detainee deaths occurred under the Biden administration and how do they compare?

Official tallies and independent trackers show that roughly two dozen people died in custody over the bulk of , while —about 30–32 deaths—making that single year larger than the deaths recorded across...

Jan 16, 2026
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Did a man die in ice custody due to being choked?

Available reporting indicates that Geraldo Lunas Campos — a 55-year-old detainee at Camp East Montana in El Paso — died on Jan. 3 while in ICE custody and that at least one fellow detainee alleges he ...

Jan 18, 2026
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What are the findings of congressional or independent investigations into ICE detainee deaths in 2025?

Congressional and independent probes into the surge of ICE detainee deaths in 2025 have converged on a series of troubling patterns — 32 deaths were reported that year, the most in two decades, and in...

Jan 30, 2026

How many ICE detention facilities have reported deaths in 2025?

Multiple reputable outlets report that for people in custody in two decades, with counts clustering around 30–32 deaths; however, the available reporting and public records in the provided sources do ...

Jan 22, 2026

What is ICE’s official tally of in-custody deaths by year from 2017 through 2025?

publicly confirmed that was the deadliest year for people in its custody in two decades, reporting roughly 31–32 deaths in that calendar year—far higher than recent years—and agency reporting practice...