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ICE In-Custody Deaths 2003-2025

The number of in-custody deaths reported by ICE from 2003 to 2025, including the availability of aggregated data and the comparison of death counts across different years.

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Jan 15, 2026
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How many in‑custody deaths does ICE list for each calendar year from 2003 through 2025 when aggregated from its PDF and FY2018+ reports?

ICE publishes two complementary sources for in‑custody deaths: legacy PDF compilations covering October 2003 through mid‑2017 and post‑2018 death notices/FY reports on its website, but the documents p...

Jan 22, 2026
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How many people have died in ICE custody?

Official and independent reporting converge on a grim short answer: while in custody in calendar year 2025, and multiple outlets reported several additional in-custody deaths in the first days of 2026...