At least 30 people have died in ICE detention this year — the highest total in more than two decades.
The latest deaths were reported by ICE just this month when — as the Washington Post reports — four people died within the same week, all at different facilities. Two of the men died of natural causes, according to ICE, and two had medical issues. All were under age 60.
The number of deaths this year is the highest since 2004, when 32 people died in ICE detention.
The latest data comes as the number of people held in ICE detention reaches a record high of more than 68,000, and amid reports of agency plans to expand capacity to more than 80,000.
Earlier this year in Arizona, two Mexican nationals detained at ICE facilities in Eloy and Florence died eight days apart — including a 32-year-old man from Flagstaff.
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The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office says protesters were arrested on disorderly conduct charges just east of the Santa Cruz County line, where a group had gathered inside a wall construction zone. -
The Department of Justice filed suit against Arizona's law at the end of August. Legal filings against the remaining laws — in Hawaii, D.C., Arkansas and Utah — were filed this month, bringing the total number of tuition-related suits to 25. -
More than 30,000 refugees, asylees and other legally present immigrants in Arizona could lose health coverage in a few weeks as new Medicaid eligibility rules take effect. -
More than two decades ago, the 9/11 terror attacks touched every aspect of life in America — including for newcomers, who were in the midst of immigration processes, like seeking U.S. citizenship. -
The class consists of about 30 immigrants protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA.
