ICE will no longer report deaths of detainees that occur within 30 days of their release from custody, the Department of Homeland Security said.
Nearly 50 detainees have died since Trump returned to office last year. More died in custody in 2025 than in any year in at least two decades, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association last month.
A CNN investigation found that many of the deaths in immigration detention appear to have been preventable.
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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is ending its policy of reporting deaths of recently released detainees, the Department of Homeland Security said – a policy change that comes amid increasing scrutiny over the deaths of immigrants in federal custody.
