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Original Date Announced
May 5, 2025In the first 100 days since the inauguration of President Trump, seven migrants have died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. For example, as reported by El Pais, Marie Blaise, a 44 year old Haitian woman died after she reported chest pain at a Florida detention center. An ACLU investigation found that most ICE custody deaths in recent years could have been prevented with proper treatment. Lawmakers and advocates are raising concerns about the medical care migrants receive while detained by ICE and the conditions inside detention centers, especially with detention numbers growing.
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2025.01.24 ICE - Honduran national in ICE custody passes away at Miami-area hospital 2025.02.07 ICE - Ethiopian national in ICE custody passes away at Phoenix-area hospital 2025.02.24 ICE - Ukrainian national in ICE custody passes away at Miami-area hospital 2025.03.03 ICE - Dominican national passes away at Centro Medico Hospital in San Juan 2025.04.10 ICE - Colombian national dies after being found unresponsive in ICE custody at Phelps County Jail 2025.04.18 ICE - Vietnamese national in ICE custody dies in El Paso long-term acute care hospital 2025.04.29 ICE - Haitian national in ICE custody passes away 2025.05.03 Report: Lives cut short in ICE custody: Seven migrants die in Trump’s first 100 days - El PaisEffective Date
May 5, 2025Subsequent Trump and Court Action(s)
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May 8, 2025
2025.05.08 ICE - Mexican national in ICE custody passes away
Abelardo Avelleneda-Delgado, a 68-year-old citizen of Mexico in ICE custody, was pronounced deceased by medical professionals at the Webster County Coroner on May 5, 2025. His cause of death is still under investigation.
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May 12, 2025
2025.05.12 FOIA Complaint - Project on Government Oversight v. ICE
The Project on Government Oversight, a nonprofit investigative organization, filed a complaint to compel ICE to comply with three FOIA requests for all information, documentation, and correspondence about the deaths of three people who died in ICE custody in 2025. Project on Government Oversight, Inc. v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 1:25-cv-01429 (D.D.C.)
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Current Status
NoneOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: ReportedTrump Administration Action: Data and ReportsSubject Matter: DetentionAgencies Affected: ICEAssociated or Derivative Policies
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Commentary
Reporting on three of the deaths noted in this entry, the New Yorker asks "How Many Immigrants Will Die in U.S. Custody?" Its article contends that "[m]ore detentions will lead to more deaths, but the Trump Administration has options to conceal the losses," concluding: "The death of children can—sometimes, in the right conditions—provoke outrage. Few will ever care when adult men die in the deportation machine."
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