Deaths in ICE Custody Are Rising — And the Public Should Be Paying Attention

Three people died in ICE custody in just four days. Their deaths raise urgent questions about detention conditions, medical care, and government accountability.

In just four days, three human beings died while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody.

Three lives ended while under the direct control of the U.S. government.

Alberto Gutierrez Reyes — Feb. 27

Pejman Karshenas Najafabadi — Mar. 1

Emanuel Cleeford Damas — Mar. 2

These are not statistics.

They are human beings who were alive when the gover…