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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Audiences on each side of the U.S.-Mexico border watched the same movie just feet from each other during the Film on the Fence event. -
Jerod MacDonald-Evoy, a reporter for the Arizona Mirror, found use-of-force incidents at Arizona ICE facilities — including a pepper spray incident at Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport — are up 333%. -
Pinal County Attorney Brad Miller overstepped his authority by entering a partnership with federal immigration authorities, a Maricopa County Superior Court Judge ruled Friday. -
The Maricopa County Medical Examiner determined that a Haitian man’s death while in ICE custody was caused by a severe infection related to dental issues. That comes after the man’s family accused immigration agents of failing to provide proper treatment for a toothache. -
The city of Phoenix has launched a multilingual platform where residents can report concerns or incidents related to federal law enforcement activity within the city. The Federal Enforcement Complaint Reporting Portal is available at the Community Transparency Initiative webpage.
