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ICE Detention Death Rates 2020-2025

The death rates in ICE detention facilities from 2020 to 2025, including the impact of COVID-19 and comparisons with the Bureau of Prisons.

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Feb 5, 2026

How do detention population levels correlate with in-custody death rates across ICE fiscal years?

Across fiscal years there is not a single, mechanical relationship between how many people detains and how many die; instead the record shows periods when rose even as populations fell (notably FY2020...

Jan 8, 2026

How do ICE-related death rates compare to other federal detention agencies (e.g., Bureau of Prisons)?

ICE’s reported deaths have fluctuated sharply: a pandemic-era high death rate per 100,000 admissions of 10.833 in FY2020 fell to 0.939 in FY2022 before rising again in later years, and absolute annual...