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An 85-Year Old German Man is the 21st Person to Die in ICE Custody in 2026
Adrian Andreas Florian was transferred from ICE detention near the border to Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen on November 4, 2025. He was…
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ICE Reports 20th Detained Death of 2026, 63-year-old Felix Alcorta-Rodriguez from Mexico
Felix Alcorta-Rodriguez, a 63-year-old man from Mexico, died in ICE custody on June 19, 2026, after he was found unresponsive at the Webb County…
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ICE Reports 19th Death of 2026: Georgian National Mamuka Artmeladze Dies at Winn Correctional
Mamuka was not a public safety threat, may not have broken a single law, couldn't be deported, and shouldn't have been arrested. ICE forced taxpayers to…
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Denny Adan Gonzalez is the 18th Reported ICE Detention Death of 2026
Denny Adan Gonzalez, a 33-year-old man from Cuba, died on April 28 at the Stewart Detention Center in rural Georgia in a suspected suicide.
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Aled Damien Carbonell-Betancourt is the 17th Reported ICE Detention Death of 2026
Aled Damien Carbonell-Betancourt, a 27-year-old man from Cuba, died on April 12, one day after the 16th death of the year. The pace of detention deaths…
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Detention Deaths, Deportation Numbers, and Systemic Violence: My Conversation on The Majority Report
I joined Emma Vigeland to discuss the 16th detention death of 2026, the for-profit detention pipeline in rural Louisiana, and what the latest…
Apr 16
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ICE Detention and Deportation by the Numbers
ICE published updated detention data last week. Get a full explanation of the data below (great for new readers), see my revised approach to data viz…
Apr 15
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ICE Reports 16th Detained Death of 2026 at Winn Correctional Center in Louisiana
Alejandro Cabrera Clemente, a 49-year-old man from Mexico, died on April 11 at a private prison in rural Louisiana. The pace of one death every 6 days…
Apr 13
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The Full Story Behind Deaths in ICE Detention: A Conversation with St. John Barned-Smith and Ko Lyn Cheang of the San Francisco Chronicle
Are detained deaths preventable? Watch | Listen to my discussion with the reporters behind the investigation of what medical records, experts, and…
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ICE Reports 15th Detained Death of 2026 at Miami Correctional Center in Indiana
Tuan Van Bui, the son of a U.S. soldier in Vietnam, died in detention on April 1. He is the second person to die at Miami CC this year and continues the…
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ICE Reports 14th Death of 2026 at Adelanto Facility in California
ICE’s custodial death rate holds solid at one every six days; agency continues pattern of pettiness in print rather than address underlying problems.
Mar 31
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As Predicted, ICE Reports Another Detention Death While Congress Does Nothing: 2nd This Week, 13th This Year, 42nd Under Trump
Detention deaths occurring about once every four days. Call Rep. Scott Franklin and Glades County Sheriff's Office until we get answers, contact…
Mar 19
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