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Grim Start To 2026: ICE Custody Deaths Pile Up After Deadliest Year On Record

Four migrants died in ICE custody during the first 10 days of January 2026, signaling rising fatalities early in the year.
The deceased include a Cuban detainee at Camp East Montana and two Honduran men who died after hospital releases in Texas and California.
A Cambodian detainee died on January 9 after severe drug withdrawal symptoms at a Philadelphia facility.
ICE reported 69,000 detainees as of January 7, with authorities preparing for a possible rise after a funding infusion approved by Congress.
Advocacy groups, including Detention Watch Network, warned the detention system is failing and urged shutting detention centers.
The agency said it was investigating the Cuban detainee’s death and provided specifics on timelines and circumstances for the other cases.
The deaths occurred amid a broader push by the Trump administration to ramp up deportations and detention.
The report connects early 2026 fatalities to a year with the highest detention-death tally in two decades.
The report cites government press releases and Associated Press material as the basis for the early 2026 fatalities.

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