WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Four immigrants died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in the past week, according to the agency, as deaths in 2025 reached a two-decade high.
The four detainees, from Haiti, Nicaragua, Eritrea and Bulgaria, died between December 12 and 15, ICE notices said. While the incidents remain under investigation, ICE said two followed medical emergencies and two were believed to be the result of natural causes.
President Donald Trump, a Republican, has pushed for the mass deportation of immigrants in the U.S. illegally. To increase removals, his administration has ramped up ICE detention to record levels, with roughly 66,000 people detained as of late November.
At least 30 people have died in ICE detention this year, according to agency notices. The total for 2025 - which still has 12 days remaining - is the highest level since 2004, opens new tab, according to ICE statistics.
“ICE remains committed to ensuring that all those in its custody reside in safe, secure and humane environments,” the agency said in a statement announcing one of the latest deaths.
Democrats on Thursday criticized the deaths in detention, blaming the Trump administration. “ICE has a responsibility to take care of these people, something they are clearly disregarding,” said U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal, whose district includes most of Seattle. “This is beyond horrifying.”
A federal judge on Wednesday said the Trump administration could not bar members of Congress from making unannounced visits to immigration detention centers. Democratic lawmakers had sued over the lack of access, saying the visits were protected under U.S. law and necessary for oversight.
Following the judge’s order, U.S. Representative Dan Goldman, a Democrat, on Friday visited an ICE holding facility in Lower Manhattan in New York City.
Four that we know of.
The USA is killing people over fucking misdemeanors.
Not even that. Many of them probably haven’t done anything wrong in years. No forgiveness is one of the tenants of american christianity.
So, we’re at death camps now. I can’t wait to see what’s next.
Fuck every last piece of the shit who voted for, or couldn’t muster the care to vote against this horrific regime. I sincerely hope they come for you next.
I was listening to the radio in the car today, and there was an ad from the dog killer for people to just go home and it will never become legal for them to stay. It said it was paid for by the DOJ. The nazis have radio ads.
The domestic one was played: https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/02/17/dhs-announces-ad-campaign-warning-illegal-aliens-self-deport-and-stay-out
Also, those signs at the TSA sicken the fuck out of me.
Yeah they have all kinds of advertisements. They have a whole inception like scandal within a scandal involving their spokesperson and the advertisement company her husband works for.
You paid for him/the company he works for to design this
.
Totally (and poorly) ripping off Wilford Brimley
"Hi I’m Kristi Noem, I am a warrior for Christ, I murder puppies, and I
have diabeetusstepped outside of my marriage to fuck a guy who bragged about murdering two people when he was a kid. "As a “Christian” Nationalist, I strongly believe marriage should be between one man, one woman, and Corey Lewendowski, and whoever Corey Lewendowski decides to sexual assault on the given day.
“A bad area of Boston”
Dudes from Lowell.
Edit for context: Lowell is well known for dr. Seuss, an old mill, and a giant folk art festival.
I thought Dr. Seuss lived in, and was from, La Jolla, California?
Edit: huh, I guess he was from Springfield, MA.
TIL stress induced heart attacks are a natural cause to die.
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Death to ICE
Too easy, make them suffer.
What happened in 2004?
Not entirely sure but it looks like that was when ICE had just started taking over for INS a few years before.
In 2004 they may have briefly allowed Air Marshalls to act as ICE agents
And they also had to release an official manual that seems to be explaining you have to at least attempt to not just kill everyone you confront.
Wtf are “shadow wolves?”
They are or were allowed to carry personal weapons on the job? That seems like a problem.
