US EditionCrisis as Trump Admin Cuts Off Medical Care for Migrant Detainees and Detentions Explode
ICE stopped payments to medical providers for detainees after the VA contract ended, creating a $300 million gap and causing some detainees to be denied care, officials said.
5 Articles
5 Articles
Crisis as Trump admin cuts off medical care for migrant detainees and detentions explode
Explosive new reporting shows the Trump administration has stopped paying for medical care for immigrant detainees, and detention facilities face catastrophe as the detained population has nearly doubled.Popular Information's Judd Legum reported Tuesday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...
popular.info
Mother JonesICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
An exterior view of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency headquarters. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)During the second Trump administration, the population of migrants held at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities has exploded — from below 40,000 in January 2025 to over 73,000 today. Under the law, ICE is required to provide necessary medical care for this population.While ICE employs some of its own m…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 80% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
