For many years, there were allegations that ICE would “release” critically ill people in hospitals so that their deaths wouldn’t be recorded as in ICE custody. To fix this, in 2021 the Biden admin required ICE to report deaths occurring up to 30 days after release.
Now that rule has been dropped.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
The change comes as ICE has faced pressure after the death of 18 detainees so far this year.
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The agency is facing pressure to improve medical care in its facilities after reporting the deaths of 18 detainees in the first five months of this year.
