Death rate in ICE immigrant detention centers more than doubles under Trump, Reuters analysis finds
Reuters found the death rate in U.S. immigration detention has more than doubled, with 50 deaths since Trump launched his deportation campaign.
- Under President Donald Trump, the death rate in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities has more than doubled, reaching about one death for every 1,630 people, according to a Reuters analysis.
- ICE held about 40,000 immigrants when Trump took office, with the population surging to about 70,000 in January before falling back to about 57,000 as of early June.
- At the 'Speedway Slammer' in Bunker Hill, Indiana, 55-year-old Vietnamese man Tuan Van Bui died after staff failed to meet the four-minute medical-emergency response standard, records show.
- Medical experts, including Chanelle Diaz of the Columbia University Irving Medical Center, warned the system lacks chronic-care management, resulting in a "spike in preventable deaths."
- Since January 2025, 50 people have died in U.S. immigration detention, with ICE records showing 21 of those deaths discovered only after the detainee was deceased or unresponsive.
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Durbin, Padilla Sound Alarm On Historically High Number Of Deaths In Immigration Detention
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, sounded the alarm over the dramatic increase in deaths among detainees in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody since January 2025.In a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin and ICE…
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Death rate in ICE immigrant detention centers more than doubles under Trump
Fifty people have died in immigration detention since U.S. President Donald Trump returned to office, with experts questioning care standards during the deportation crackdown.
Death rate in ICE detention more than doubles under Trump, analysis finds | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> 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.
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