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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 Detention Numbers Drop Significantly in Past Two Months, But There's More to the Story...
The latest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention data shows a significant decline of nearly 10,000 people over the past two months to a…
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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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Beyond the Official ICE Detention Death Count
The growing ICE death toll is alarming, but official numbers capture only one part of the deadly effects of detention. Here's a framework for…
Apr 2
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ICE Is Violating Its Own Family Separation Policies: A Conversation with Zain Lakhani
Zain Lakhani explains how the United States is creating a long-term family separation crisis that will last for decades and why we urgently need to…
Mar 31
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Good Morning, Nashville! Talking Immigration Data Politics at Vanderbilt University
I'm in Music City today and tomorrow to talk with faculty and students at Vanderbilt University about the politics of immigration data and advance to…
Mar 26
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The ICE Detention Boom: Our Conversation with Kara Swisher
Ximena Bustillo, Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, and I talked about immigrant detention with Kara Swisher. Listen to the latest episode of the On With Kara…
Mar 23
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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…
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