ICE releases delayed detainee death reports as 2026 total rises to 17

Inja News آوریل 18, 2026 2 minutes read

Immigration and Customs Enforcement released delayed reports Friday detailing the deaths of four detainees earlier this year after the agency failed to meet a 90-day deadline required by Congress.

The newly released reports detail the deaths of Victor Manuel Diaz, Heber Sanchez Dominguez, Parady La and Luis Nunez Caceres. Diaz and Dominguez had previously been labeled by ICE as presumed suicides, and the reports provide additional details about the circumstances of their deaths, though final determinations remain under investigation.

Earlier this week, ICE reported another death in custody, bringing the total this year to 17. Aled Damien Carbonell-Betancourt, a 27-year-old Cuban national, was found unresponsive in his cell at a federal detention center in Miami. He was pronounced dead after resuscitation efforts, and the agency said his death is considered a “presumed suicide,” with the official cause still under investigation.

The reports, which cover deaths in January, were published days after NBC News reported that ICE had not released them within the time frame mandated by federal law, raising questions about transparency as deaths in custody increase.

ICE reported 33 detainee deaths in 2025 — the highest total in more than two decades — and 11 in 2024. As of early April, the agency was detaining more than 60,000 immigrants, a population that has declined in recent months but remains significantly higher than levels before President Donald Trump returned to office.

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