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ICE Custody Deaths Hit All-Time Record Under Trump
Deaths of migrants held in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities have already surpassed every prior annual record, with 29 people dying in custody since October — one more than the previous all-time high set in 2004. The figures land as the administration faces intensifying legal challenges, including a federal judge blocking a Justice Department attempt to seize voter registration data from Rhode Island. The custody death toll eclipsed the 2004 record of 28 with months still left in the fiscal year.
