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ICE Barbie & Pee Wee German set a record...5 detainees dead in first 15 days of 2026 (the total for ALL of 2025 was 30)
Five people have died in ICE custody in the first 15 days of 2026—putting the agency on track to smash a grim record amid mounting scrutiny of its actions.
The agency recorded a total of 30 deaths in its custody last year, but at the current rate it would see that number reached by April—and a grim record of 120 set for the whole of 2026.
Advocacy groups say Congress—now debating whether to fund yet more beds—must launch a full investigation into why detainees are dying at such a staggering pace inside a system the Trump administration has supercharged and kept shrouded in secrecy.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-kicks-off-2026-with-record-setting-detainee-death-toll/
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