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The Death Rate for ICE Detainees Has Skyrocketed Under Trump In February 2025, Maksym Chernyak had a medical emergency. There were multiple signs that Chernyak—a 44-year-old from Ukraine detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Florida—was suffering a severe stroke. But ICE’s medical personnel missed those clues. By the time 911 was called, it was too late. Chernyak’s systolic blood pressure was more than 280 when […]

Death rate in ICE immigrant detention centers more than doubles under ... Synopsis Fifty individuals have died in U.S. immigration detention since January 2025, a rate that has more than doubled since 2009. Concerns are rising about the quality of medical care and supervision in detention centers, with many deaths involving individuals with pre-existing conditions or those found unresponsive. Listen to this article in summarized format Listen Agencies A Vietnamese man with cardiovascular problems collapsed and died in the "Speedway Slammer," the repurposed Indiana maximum-security prison that's become a symbol of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. In a Pennsylvania detention center, a Chinese man who had previously attempted suicide was found hanging in the shower. In a New York facility, a Honduran man with an elevated heart rate and tremors from alcohol withdrawal died in his cell with no emergency care. These men are among 50 people who have died in U.S. immigration detention since President Donald Trump launched his mass deportation campaign in January 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement records show. Between 2009 and 2024, U.S. immigration facilities had …

Death Rate in ICE Immigrant Detention Centers More Than Doubles Under Trump Immigrants in an ICE detention center. (photo: Jose Cabezas/AFP/Getty Images) go to original / print version / subscribe / donate 17 June 26 A Vietnamese man with cardiovascular problems collapsed and died in the “Speedway Slammer,” the repurposed Indiana maximum-security prison that’s become a symbol of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. In a Pennsylvania detention center, a Chinese man who had previously attempted suicide was found hanging in the shower. In a New York facility, a Honduran man with an elevated heart rate and tremors from alcohol withdrawal died in his cell with no emergency care. These men are among 50 people who have died in U.S. immigration detention since President Donald Trump launched his mass deportation campaign in January 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement records show. Between 2009 and 2024, U.S. immigration facilities had one death annually for every 3,848 detainees, based on the facilities’ average daily population, a Reuters analysis of ICE data found. That rate has more than doubled since Trump returned to office, reaching about one death for every 1,630…

Deaths in ICE Custody by Year: Statistics and Causes Immigration Law Deaths in ICE Custody by Year: Statistics and Causes A look at how many people have died in ICE custody, what caused those deaths, and what rights families have when seeking answers. LegalClarity Team Published May 24, 2026 ICE documented at least 84 deaths in its custody between fiscal years 2018 and 2025, with annual totals ranging from three to 25. Those numbers have climbed sharply since fiscal year 2023, driven by a rapid expansion of the detained population and recurring concerns about medical care in large facilities. A “custodial death” under ICE’s own directive covers anyone who dies in a detention facility, in transit between facilities, in a hospital after emergency transfer, or within 30 days of release when the agency director requests a review. 1 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE Directive 11003.6 – Notification, Review, and Reporting Requirements for Detainee Deaths Deaths in ICE Custody by Fiscal Year Since 2018, the DHS Appropriations Bill has required ICE to publish individual death reports online, making those figures the most reliable on record. 2 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enfor…

53 detainees in ICE custody dead. 35 ICE shootings resulted in 9 deaths. Thousands of Illegal arrests of legal migrants. U.S. citizens illegally detained. No due process. So tell us again about ICE's contribution to our freedom, democracy, and the rule of law. www.hrw.org/report/2026/...

How understaffing and DHS policy drives rising deaths in ICE detention ... Federal agencies Immigration Donald Trump See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Threads Link Copied! Follow Jose Guadalupe Ramos’ cellmates inside a remote Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Southern California could see that he desperately needed help. Ramos, who was struggling to breathe, turned purple and his eyes rolled back in his head, recalled Marco Martinez, who said he slept in the bunk next to Ramos. But as Ramos’s fellow detainees screamed for help, it took 10 minutes for medical staffers to respond, Martinez said. When they did arrive, nurses struggled with a malfunctioning oxygen tank as they tried and failed to revive Ramos, he said. The 52-year-old, who had lived in the US for nearly three decades, was covered with a blanket and carried out on a stretcher, Martinez said of the March 25 incident. He was soon pronounced dead. “I don’t want to accept it,” said his widow, Antonia Tovar, who lives with their two children in the same Los Angeles-area house where she and Ramos were married 29 years ago. “I still feel like one day he’s going to come back.” Video Ad Feedback CN…

ICE custody deaths are at a 2-decade high. An Afghan refugee who helped ... Dallas — On March 13, Afghan immigrant Naseer Paktiawal received a call from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which had just arrested his brother in North Texas. The first thing his brother told him was that he wasn't feeling well. "I told [the agent] my brother needs help. He's not feeling good. He's feeling pain in his body," he told CBS News in Richardson, Texas. "He told me, don't worry about it. We have a nurse. We will take care of him. And he hung up the phone on me." Less than 24 hours later, he was told his brother, 41-year-old Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, had died . Paktiawal, who was evacuated from Afghanistan during the U.S. military withdrawal from the country in the summer of 2021, was the 12th person to die this year while in ICE custody. Two days later, a 19-year-old Mexican man died by presumed suicide. The 13 deaths are more than triple the number that had died by this point last year. In 2025, 31 ICE detainees died, a two-decade high, according to a CBS News analysis of ICE records. The rising death toll comes as ICE's detention population hit record highs amid President Trump's aggres…

ICE detention deaths more than double under Trump administration Mohan Sinha18 Jun 2026, 23:26 GMT+ WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fifty people have died in U.S. immigration detention since President Donald Trump began his mass deportation campaign in January 2025, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) records. From 2009 to 2024, there was about one death each year for every 3,848 detainees in immigration facilities, based on the average daily population, a Reuters review of ICE data found. That rate has now more than doubled since Trump returned to office, reaching roughly one death for every 1,630 detainees, based on early data up to June. One case involved a Vietnamese man with heart problems who collapsed and died in the "Speedway Slammer," a former maximum-security prison in Indiana now used for immigration detention and seen as a symbol of the administration's crackdown. In Pennsylvania, a Chinese detainee who had previously tried to take his own life was found hanging in a shower. In New York, a Honduran man suffering from a fast heart rate and alcohol withdrawal died in his cell without receiving emergency care. The data reviewed by Reuters came from the Deportati…

Deaths in ICE detention more than double under Trump, analysis finds The death rate in US immigration detention centres have more than doubled during President Donald Trump's second term, a Reuters analysis found, as authorities expanded arrests. Advocates linked the rise to overcrowding and strained medical services.

Deaths in Detention: ICE Is Rapidly Expanding Detention Camps into ... Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently announced the death of another person in its custody —the 17th person so far in 2026. Deaths inside of immigration detention centers are rising and now occur at a rate of roughlyone every six days. Since the start of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign, more than40 peoplehave died in immigration detention, the highest number recorded in such a short period. These are not isolated tragedies, but the predictable outcomes of a system rife with neglect, abuse, and impunity. Recent deaths span multiple facilities with documented medical failures and unsafe conditions. At Fort Bliss, the Florence Correctional Center, and the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, individuals have died fromhomicide,untreated infections, and delayed emergency care. In many cases advocates and medical experts have found these deaths to be preventable. For example, a tooth infection was left,untreated until it turned septic,or a chronic condition was ignored until it led toorgan failure. The ACLU and our partners have repeatedlydocumentedsubstandard medical care and the routine …