Immigration and Customs Enforcement will no longer report the deaths of detainees who have been released from custody, in a change that could obscure the human cost of the Trump administration's mass detention policies

The policy, issued during the Biden administration, directed the agency to review and report all detainee fatalities, including those that occurred post-release.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is looking to eliminate reporting deaths of detainees that occur within 30 days of their release, The Washington Post reported based…

At least 18 immigrants have died in ICE custody so far this year, compared to at least 30 deaths last year.