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A record surge in deaths occurred in ICE custody in 2025, with reported numbers ranging from 31 to 32.
Federal reporting and news coverage make clear that and other components have mounted operations across the country since January 20, 2025, with the agencies describing arrests and deployments nationw...
The most reliable count reported across major outlets and oversight groups is that in custody during 2025, making it the agency’s deadliest year in roughly two decades . That figure is drawn from ICE ...
Independent inspections and watchdog reports in 2025 paint a stark picture: oversight of detention plunged even as detention numbers and deaths surged, with watchdogs and advocates saying reduced insp...
As detention surged in 2025, fell and reported deaths in custody spiked, producing a higher death rate relative to the and prompting alarm from advocates and watchdogs; official and independent source...
As of late January–early February 2026, publicly available reporting and trackers show people have died while in custody in 2026; that figure is the conservative, documented minimum reported by multip...
Oversight reporting and independent investigations in late 2025 and early 2026 document a and multiple gaps in oversight of detention: inspections fell even as the detained population surged, watchdog...