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politics2 days ago•19 min saved

Texas confronts a wave of ICE shootings and migrant deaths as enforcement expands

Texas is grappling with a surge in migrant deaths in ICE custody and fatal shootings involving or by ICE since 2025, as enforcement under Trump expands. The Houston shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo—an undocumented Mexican national—adds to a tally that includes the 2025 South Padre Island killing of Ruben Ray Martinez, with Texas reporting at least 14 detainee deaths in custody since January 2025. Texas hosts the largest immigrant population across 23 detention facilities, and ICE activity and daily arrests in the state have surged compared with the Biden era. The article also outlines broader concerns about competing accounts of shootings, independence investigations, and immigrant rights, while offering practical guidance for navigating encounters with authorities and staying prepared.

via The Texas Tribune|

#deaths-in-custody #ice #immigration

world4 months ago•197 min saved

Rottnest Island's haunting past: paradise shadowed by a colonial prison

CNN highlights Rottnest Island (Wadjemup) as a famed Perth-area paradise with a dark legacy: from 1838 to 1902 it operated as a prison for Aboriginal men and boys, housing nearly 4,000 inmates and recording about 373 deaths, many in unmarked graves. The site’s transformation into a tourist hotspot included Tentland, a campsite above burial grounds, prompting modern reconciliation efforts like the Wadjemup Project, memorialization, and culturally guided tours to acknowledge and heal the community’s history while preserving the island’s beauty for visitors.

via CNN|

#aboriginal-imprisonment #deaths-in-custody #noongar

world4 months ago•44 min saved

Paradise with a hidden past: Rottnest Island’s dark chapter

Rottnest Island (Wadjemup) off Western Australia is famed for beaches and quokkas, but hides a brutal history as Australia’s prison for Aboriginal men and boys for 93 years, with about 4,000 inmates and 373 deaths, many buried in unmarked graves; the burial ground later became the Tentland camping ground until 2007, and now truth-telling and memorial projects (Wadjemup Wirin Bidi) and cultural tours seek to acknowledge and heal the past.

via Yahoo|

#aboriginal-australians #deaths-in-custody #rottnest-island

politics4 months ago•7 min saved

Lawmakers Tie Surge in ICE Deaths to Care Gaps and Detention Expansion

Democratic senators say ICE detention deaths rose to 32 in 2025—triple the previous year—blaming rapid detention expansion and alleged medical neglect, including missed medications and delayed care; they’re demanding full death investigations and oversight, while ICE defends its screening and treatment standards as it expands capacity with private-prison partnerships.

via Los Angeles Times|

#deaths-in-custody #detainee-healthcare #detention-expansion

world6 months ago•26 min saved

ICE Custody Deaths Reach Two-Decade High in 2025

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.

via The Guardian|

#2025 #deaths-in-custody #human-rights

law-and-justice2 years ago•25 min saved

"AP Investigation Reveals Over 1000 Deaths in Police Encounters"

More than 1,000 people have died after being subdued by police using force not intended to be lethal, with a disproportionate impact on Black Americans. An investigation found that officers often failed to follow best safety practices, leading to deaths in various settings and involving individuals from diverse backgrounds. The lack of national rules for applying force, incomplete federal data, and systemic issues in the justice system make it difficult to hold police accountable and implement meaningful reforms.

via The Associated Press|

#deaths-in-custody #law-and-justice #law-enforcement-accountability

world-news3 years ago•2 min saved

Tragedy at the Border: 8-Year-Old Girl Dies in Custody

An eight-year-old girl died after suffering a "medical emergency" while detained with her family at a border patrol facility in Texas. This comes amid a humanitarian crisis at the US-Mexico border, with a record number of deaths occurring while trying to cross. The Biden administration has lifted the Trump-era policy of Title 42, which used the pandemic to stop most migration at the border on public health grounds, but has expanded other policies, including banning people from specific countries from seeking asylum at the US border.

via The Guardian US|

#border-patrol #deaths-in-custody #humanitarian-crisis