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Two more Ice deaths put US on track for one of deadliest years in immigration detention
Two more Ice deaths put US on track for one of deadliest years in immigration detention

Yahoo

time2 days ago

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  • Yahoo

Two more Ice deaths put US on track for one of deadliest years in immigration detention

The Trump administration is on track to oversee one of the deadliest years for immigrant detention as of late after the recent deaths of two men – one from Cuba and another from Canada – while in federal custody. A 75-year-old Cuban man died last week while being held by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), CBS News reported, citing a notification sent to Congress. This would mark the 13th death in its facilities during the 2025 fiscal year, which began in October. At least two of those have been classified as suicides. In comparison, Ice reported 12 deaths in the fiscal year 2024. Advocates and immigration attorneys say deteriorating conditions inside an already strained detention system are contributing to the rise in deaths, which has unfolded as the administration aggressively ramps up efforts to deport millions of migrants. Under the past three administrations, the worst year saw 12 deaths in Ice custody. If the current pace continues, the total for 2025 could double those numbers. Critics say the system is collapsing under the pressure of Ice's target of detaining about 3,000 people each day. As of mid-June, more than 56,000 migrants were being held – that is 140% of the agency's stated capacity. 'These are the worst conditions I have seen in my 20-year career,' Paul Chavez, litigation and advocacy director at Americans for Immigrant Justice, told the New York Times. 'Conditions were never great, but this is horrendous.' Among the recent fatalities are 49-year-old Johnny Noviello, a Canadian who was found unresponsive on 23 June at a detention facility in Miami. Another is Jesus Molina-Veya, 45, who died on 7 June while in Ice custody in Atlanta. Molina-Veya, from Mexico, was found unconscious with a ligature around his neck, according to officials. His death remains under investigation. In response to Noviello's death, the Canadian government has pressed US authorities for more information. 'The government of Canada was notified of the death of a Canadian citizen while in custody in the United States. Canadian consular officials are urgently seeking more information from US officials. I offer my sincere condolences to the family,' Anita Anand, Canada's minister of foreign affairs, wrote on X. Despite the high death toll, immigration enforcement remains a top funding priority for the Trump administration. Border and immigration enforcement have been making up two-thirds of federal law enforcement spending. Under Trump's proposed 'big, beautiful bill', the US would commit $350bn to national security, including for the president's mass deportation agenda.

Two more Ice deaths put US on track for one of deadliest years in immigration detention
Two more Ice deaths put US on track for one of deadliest years in immigration detention

The Guardian

time2 days ago

  • Politics
  • The Guardian

Two more Ice deaths put US on track for one of deadliest years in immigration detention

The Trump administration is on track to oversee one of the deadliest years for immigrant detention as of late after the recent deaths of two men – one from Cuba and another from Canada – while in federal custody. A 75-year-old Cuban man died last week while being held by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), CBS News reported, citing a notification sent to Congress. This would mark the 13th death in its facilities during the 2025 fiscal year, which began in October. At least two of those have been classified as suicides. In comparison, Ice reported 12 deaths in the fiscal year 2024. Advocates and immigration attorneys say deteriorating conditions inside an already strained detention system are contributing to the rise in deaths, which has unfolded as the administration aggressively ramps up efforts to deport millions of migrants. Under the past three administrations, the worst year saw 12 deaths in Ice custody. If the current pace continues, the total for 2025 could double those numbers. Critics say the system is collapsing under the pressure of Ice's target of detaining about 3,000 people each day. As of mid-June, more than 56,000 migrants were being held – that is 140% of the agency's stated capacity. 'These are the worst conditions I have seen in my 20-year career,' Paul Chavez, litigation and advocacy director at Americans for Immigrant Justice, told the New York Times. 'Conditions were never great, but this is horrendous.' Among the recent fatalities are 49-year-old Johnny Noviello, a Canadian who was found unresponsive on 23 June at a detention facility in Miami. Another is Jesus Molina-Veya, 45, who died on 7 June while in Ice custody in Atlanta. Molina-Veya, from Mexico, was found unconscious with a ligature around his neck, according to officials. His death remains under investigation. In response to Noviello's death, the Canadian government has pressed US authorities for more information. 'The government of Canada was notified of the death of a Canadian citizen while in custody in the United States. Canadian consular officials are urgently seeking more information from US officials. I offer my sincere condolences to the family,' Anita Anand, Canada's minister of foreign affairs, wrote on X. Despite the high death toll, immigration enforcement remains a top funding priority for the Trump administration. Border and immigration enforcement have been making up two-thirds of federal law enforcement spending. Under Trump's proposed 'big, beautiful bill', the US would commit $350bn to national security, including for the president's mass deportation agenda.

Two more Ice deaths put US on track for one of deadliest years in immigration detention
Two more Ice deaths put US on track for one of deadliest years in immigration detention

The Guardian

time2 days ago

  • Politics
  • The Guardian

Two more Ice deaths put US on track for one of deadliest years in immigration detention

The Trump administration is on track to oversee one of the deadliest years for immigrant detention as of late after the recent deaths of two men – one from Cuba and another from Canada – while in federal custody. A 75-year-old Cuban man died last week while being held by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), CBS News reported, citing a notification sent to Congress. This would mark the 13th death in its facilities during the 2025 fiscal year, which began in October. At least two of those have been classified as suicides. In comparison, Ice reported 12 deaths in the fiscal year 2024. Advocates and immigration attorneys say deteriorating conditions inside an already strained detention system are contributing to the rise in deaths, which has unfolded as the administration aggressively ramps up efforts to deport millions of migrants. Under the past three administrations, the worst year saw 12 deaths in Ice custody. If the current pace continues, the total for 2025 could double those numbers. Critics say the system is collapsing under the pressure of Ice's target of detaining about 3,000 people each day. As of mid-June, more than 56,000 migrants were being held – that is 140% of the agency's stated capacity. 'These are the worst conditions I have seen in my 20-year career,' Paul Chavez, litigation and advocacy director at Americans for Immigrant Justice, told the New York Times. 'Conditions were never great, but this is horrendous.' Among the recent fatalities are 49-year-old Johnny Noviello, a Canadian who was found unresponsive on 23 June at a detention facility in Miami. Another is Jesus Molina-Veya, 45, who died on 7 June while in Ice custody in Atlanta. Molina-Veya, from Mexico, was found unconscious with a ligature around his neck, according to officials. His death remains under investigation. In response to Noviello's death, the Canadian government has pressed US authorities for more information. 'The government of Canada was notified of the death of a Canadian citizen while in custody in the United States. Canadian consular officials are urgently seeking more information from US officials. I offer my sincere condolences to the family,' Anita Anand, Canada's minister of foreign affairs, wrote on X. Despite the high death toll, immigration enforcement remains a top funding priority for the Trump administration. Border and immigration enforcement have been making up two-thirds of federal law enforcement spending. Under Trump's proposed 'big, beautiful bill', the US would commit $350bn to national security, including for the president's mass deportation agenda.

Miami's ICE facility under spotlight for overcrowding, poor conditions claims
Miami's ICE facility under spotlight for overcrowding, poor conditions claims

Axios

time31-03-2025

  • Politics
  • Axios

Miami's ICE facility under spotlight for overcrowding, poor conditions claims

As President Trump's immigration crackdown continues, one detention center in Miami is holding more than twice as many people as the space was meant for — which some attorneys say is a growing issue nationally. Why it matters: The Trump administration's goal of deporting "millions" of people has led officials to jam more than 46,000 detainees into a system designed to hold no more than about 40,000, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) records. The result: In some centers, arrested non-citizens are living in inhumane conditions, enduring days without a shower and sleeping on floors and in overcrowded spaces, detainee attorneys tell Axios. The crowding is just one sign of a system under stress: Officials are scrambling to arrange more detention space across the U.S. and abroad. They're sending detainees they've deemed as dangerous on controversial — and legally questionable — flights to foreign prisons without giving them court hearings. And they're monitoring other unauthorized immigrants who've been arrested and released after agreeing to return for their court dates. Zoom in: At the Krome North Processing Detention Center in Miami, about 200 people were at one point being held in a room meant for 85, Paul Chavez, director of the litigation program at Americans for Immigrant Justice, told Axios. "If you have a building that's meant for 600 people, and now you have twice that in there, it'll inevitably lead to issues," he said. Attorney Sabrina Surgil's client, a man in his 50s who's been at Krome since November, told her the conditions were fair when he arrived but that the number of detainees ballooned after Trump took office. He told her his friends at the facility are "sleeping on the floor, sleeping by toilets," she told Axios. Between the lines: ICE doesn't provide current numbers of those in detention due to "operational and security concerns," a spokesperson told Axios. What they're saying: Detainees often are hesitant to speak out about conditions in detention, particularly if they're trying to get an immigration court to allow them to stay in the U.S. But conditions have been so poor that some immigrants prefer deportation to spending more time in the facilities, Chavez said. "A lot of people are just signing orders to be removed, because the conditions are so horrible," he said. The other side: Nestor Yglesias, an ICE spokesperson in its Miami office, said in a statement that "some ICE facilities are experiencing temporary overcrowding due to recent increases in detention populations." Still, he said, the agency is taking steps to alleviate crowding, including transferring detainees and "expedited case processing where appropriate." "We are actively implementing measures to manage capacity while maintaining compliance with federal standards and our commitment to humane treatment," Yglesias said. Yes, but: Three people have died at the Krome center while in ICE custody since October, most recently a 44-year-old Ukrainian man who died in February, NBC Miami reported.

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