U.S. immigration policies are under fire as migrant deaths in ICE custody reach alarming levels during Donald Trump's second administration. At least four detainees died in the first 10 days of 2026 alone, following a record 30 fatalities reported in 2025 – the highest in two decades 📈.
Advocates blame overcrowded facilities and reduced humanitarian releases. 'This isn’t just statistics – these are preventable tragedies,' says Setareh Ghandehari of Detention Watch Network. With ICE currently holding 69,000 migrants (and counting), critics compare conditions to 'pressure cookers' 🔥.
A 2024 ACLU report found 95% of detention deaths could’ve been prevented with proper care. Yet DHS maintains medical services meet standards, despite leaked documents showing delayed treatments and misdiagnoses 💉.
As deportation raids intensify and Congress pumps more funds into ICE, activists demand transparency: 'When detention becomes a death sentence, humanity loses,' tweeted @RightsNow leaders today 🌐.
