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The death rate inside ICE immigrant detention centers has more than doubled under Trump, according to a Reuters analysis. At the same time, ICE announced it will no longer investigate or report the deaths of those recently released from detention centers. Unimaginable cruelty.

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-- Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) 6:15 PM · Jun 17, 2026

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... A Vietnamese man with cardiovascular problems collapsed and died in the "Speedway Slammer," the repurposed Indiana maximum-security prison that's become a symbol of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

In a Pennsylvania detention center, a Chinese man who had previously attempted suicide was found hanging in the shower.

In a New York facility, a Honduran man with an elevated heart rate and tremors from alcohol withdrawal died in his cell with no emergency care.

These men are among 50 people who have died in U.S. immigration detention since President Donald Trump launched his mass deportation campaign in January 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement records show.

Between 2009 and 2024, U.S. immigration facilities had one death annually for every 3,848 detainees, based on the facilities' average daily population, a Reuters analysis of ICE data found.

That rate has more than doubled since Trump returned to office, reaching about one death for every 1,630 people based on preliminary data through early June. ...



#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-18 10:17 PM | Reply

Pres Trump: ~Cruelty is the end goal. If you don't like the cruelty, then stay out of the Country.~



#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-18 11:39 PM | Reply

MAGA likes dead things,

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2026-06-20 08:48 AM | Reply

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