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ICE Facility Inspections 2025

The decrease in published ICE facility inspections in 2025, which may limit timely external investigations into custodial deaths.

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Jan 23, 2026
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What oversight mechanisms exist for DHS and ICE access to detention facilities, and how have lawmakers used them in 2025–2026?

and access to detention facilities rests on a layered mix of internal ICE inspection programs, departmental coordination and policies for congressional visits, independent watchdogs such as the and th...

Jan 20, 2026
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What independent investigations or autopsies exist for the 32 deaths in ICE custody in 2025, and which cases remain under active inquiry?

2025 saw the most deaths in ICE custody since 2004, with reporting aggregators documenting 31–32 fatalities and ICE confirming numerous ongoing probes into those deaths . Public reporting shows a patc...