ICE Custody Deaths Reach Two-Decade High in 2025

TL;DR
In 2025, ICE experienced its deadliest year in over two decades with 31 deaths in custody, highlighting concerns over detention conditions, medical neglect, and the impact of increased immigration enforcement under the Trump administration.
- 2025 was ICE’s deadliest year in two decades. Here are the 31 people who died in custody The Guardian
- Nicaraguan dead after detention in Mississippi ICE facility SCT Online
- Haitian detainee dies in ICE custody from suspected natural causes MyTexasDaily.com
- BRIGHT SPOTS: Week of December 31, 2025 The Berkshire Edge
- DHS shuts down ICE deaths report Knewz
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