Senators decry surge in ICE detention deaths, cite poor medical care
Los Angeles Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Twenty-two Democratic senators accused ICE detention facilities of failing to provide adequate medical care, leading to a surge in detainee deaths, miscarriages while shackled, and untreated serious health conditions.
- At least 32 people died in ICE custody in 2025, tripling the previous year's total and surpassing deaths recorded during the entire Biden administration, with many deaths alleged to be preventable.
- The senators linked the rise in deaths to the Trump administration's aggressive expansion of immigration detention, funded by a tripling of ICE's budget and partnerships with private prison companies to increase detention capacity.
- Reports detail poor conditions in detention centers, including withheld medication, delayed emergency responses, and inadequate mental health care, prompting federal court orders for improved
