In the seven months since Trump took office, at least 11 people have died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, putting the agency on pace for one of its deadliest years ever.
We’re investigating ICE to figure out what the hell is going on.
With Stephen Miller imposing a quota of 3,000 arrests per day, ICE jails have quickly exceeded their capacity, creating dangerous overcrowding.
Detainees at ICE jails — many managed by for-profit prison contractors — report sleeping on concrete floors and sewage-flooded cells.
At the notorious “Alligator Alcatraz,” immigrants have sounded the alarm about unbearable 100-degree heat, relentless swarms of mosquitoes, and worm-infested food.
Two people in immigration detention centers died after testing positive for tuberculosis. Others became so despondent they took their own lives. And many of those arrested have no criminal history and no legal representation.
The Intercept has broken one story after another on the abuses of Trump’s masked army of ICE agents, and with the alarming spike in deaths in ICE custody, we’re doubling down on our investigations.
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