"Twenty-nine people have died in ICE custody since October, surpassing the previous record of 28 deaths in 2004, according to government data."
"The most recent death was of 27-year-old Aled Damien Carbonell-Betancourt, found unresponsive in his cell, with the cause listed as a presumed suicide."
"Detention numbers have skyrocketed during the Trump administration, with detentions up more than 70% compared to the first year of the Biden administration."
"DHS denied there's been a spike in deaths, attributing the increase to the large number of people in detention, stating death rates are 0.009%."
This fiscal year, 29 immigrants have died in ICE custody, exceeding the previous record of 28 deaths in 2004. The latest death involved Aled Damien Carbonell-Betancourt, a Cuban man found unresponsive in his cell, with the cause of death listed as a presumed suicide. Carbonell-Betancourt entered the U.S. in 2024 without valid documents and was later detained. The increase in deaths coincides with a significant rise in detention numbers during the Trump administration, which has seen a 70% increase in detentions compared to the Biden administration's first year.
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