Deaths In Immigration Detention Are At A Record. ICE Can Prevent The Next One
By: Katy Murdza - www.immigrationimpact.com
Three men died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody on within a week of each other. Two of the men died in hospitals after being diagnosed with COVID-19, while the other died in his cell of a massive intercranial hemorrhage. These tragedies increased the total deaths in ICE custody this fiscal year to 18, the highest number since 2006. Many—if not all—of the deaths that occur in ICE custody are avoidable.
More than twice as many people have died in ICE custody this year than last year. Unfortunately, with 1,084 active COVID-19 cases in ICE detention, that number will likely increase before the fiscal year ends in September. The number of deaths is especially alarming considering the average number of people detained has been significantly lower this year than in recent years.
An unidentified 70-year-old Costa Rican man died in ICE custody this week. He is the second person to die after testing positive for COVID-19 and being transferred to a hospital from Stewart Detention Center in Georgia. A total of 5 people have died after testing positive for COVID-19 in ICE custody, and at least one more soon after release.
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