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Edwin Lopez-Cornejo Is the 23rd Person to Die in ICE Custody in 2026
Edwin Lopez-Cornejo died at Delaney Hall in Newark, six weeks into ICE custody. He is the 23rd person to die in ICE detention this year and the second…
Aug 4
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ICE Has Deported More Than 66,000 Family Members Under Trump Administration, Family Detention Is Back at Dilley and Karnes
New ICE data show more than 66,000 family-unit deportations since January 20, 2025, about one in ten removals, with an August spike above 20 percent, as…
Jul 29
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Over 600,000 People Booked Into ICE Detention Centers Since Start of Trump II Administration
65,000 people are currently in ICE detention, but the full impact is much larger and most detained people are deported. 1.75M people could be detained…
Jul 28
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Breaking Down ICE's Latest Detention Data w/ Adam Sawyer
Adam Sawyer and I walk through the problem that Detention Reports solves, explain new features of the site, and emphasize the importance of getting data…
Jul 27
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Adam Sawyer
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*Detention Reports* Updated With Latest Data and Details about ICE Facilities Nationwide
Relevant Research's DetentionReports.com project now updated with facility data through July, information on each facility's owner and operator, and 164…
Jul 25
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Austin Kocher, PhD
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Adam Sawyer
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ICE Quietly Arresting More People Than Ever According to Latest Data
NEW DATA ALERT 🚨 After months of data silence, ICE's new numbers show 65,765 people in immigration detention, deportations near 1,250 a day, and…
Jul 21
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ICE Reports 22nd Detention Death of 2026: Jesus Manuel Arenas-Silva, 45, Dies During a Transfer in Georgia
Jesus Manuel Arenas-Silva died during a transfer out of the Irwin County Detention Center, four days after his arrest. He is the 50th person to die in…
Jul 15
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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…
Jun 26
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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…
Jun 8
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Congressman Mike Levin Joins Me to Discuss His Efforts to Increase ICE Detention Oversight & Accountability
You're invited on Thursday, April 23 at 1:00 PM, to hear from California Congressman Mike Levin about what he saw inside Otay Mesa Detention Center and…
Apr 20
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Austin Kocher, PhD
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Mike Levin
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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…
Apr 17
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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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