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Preventable Deaths in ICE Custody

The number of deaths in ICE custody that could have been prevented with proper care.

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Jan 14, 2026
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What were the official causes of death in ICE custody by year from 2018–2025 and how many were ruled preventable?

The public record assembled by reporters, advocacy groups and ICE itself does not contain a complete, year-by-year table of official causes of death in ICE custody for 2018–2025 or a definitive count ...

Jan 9, 2026

How many people does ICE kill a year on average?

The most robust, peer‑reviewed figure places the long‑term average number of deaths in ICE custody at roughly nine per federal fiscal year — specifically a mean of 8.9 deaths annually from FY2010–2019...