Damning Report Exposes Why Dozens Died in ICE Detention

Summary

Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigators determined that failing medical care preceded the deaths of 23 immigrants in detention. The San Francisco Chronicle obtained internal reports on the deaths of 29 immigrant detainees who died between January 2025 and January 2026. In the 29 cases the Chronicle reviewed, 23 immigrants died after receiving medical care the agency itself found was deficient. ICE investigators determined that detention staff “deviated from safe limits of practice,” or “did not provide medical care within safe limits of practice” for the 23 detainees. In at least…

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