ICE Detention Mismanagement and Accountability
Calls for accountability over ICE detention facility deaths and mismanagement in the United States and Ecuador.
January 2017
ICE deaths reported between 2017 and 2021
A report analyzed deaths reported by ICE in immigration detention centers. The report stated that 95 percent of these deaths would have been preventable with adequate medical care.
Source ↗January 2022
Clinicians surveyed found adverse conditions in ICE detainees
A survey of 85 clinicians treated approximately 1,300 patients. All surveyed patients reportedly experienced adverse health conditions related to their time in detention.
Source ↗January 2024
Ministry of Health reported rising tuberculosis cases in coastal prisons
A technical report from the Ministry of Health indicated high incidence rates in three coastal prisons. Machala reported an incidence rate of 16,810 per 100,000 people, and Litoral Penitentiary reached 9,954.
Source ↗May 2025
Committee denounced transfer of 30 tuberculosis patients
The Committee of Families for a Dignified Life in Prisons denounced the transfer of over 30 prisoners with tuberculosis from El Encuentro. This occurred despite government denials regarding a possible outbreak.
Source ↗September 2025
Detainee dies in Dallas ICE facility shooting
Two people died in a sniper attack on an ICE administrative and processing center in Dallas. This was reported in connection with deaths in ICE custody.
Source ↗April 2026
Protestors gather outside Baldwin ICE facility
Protestors gathered outside the facility in Michigan. At the same time, immigrant detainees launched a hunger strike at the North Lake Processing Center.
Source ↗Young man Josué David Mendoza died in detention
Josué David Mendoza, 25, died in detention on this date after having been imprisoned for only five months while awaiting trial. His body was later examined by his family.
Source ↗May 2026
CNN reports on ICE detention medical care deaths
An Associated Press investigation published this date detailed that at least 10 of the recorded deaths at ICE custody were men who killed themselves. The investigation focused on preventable deaths related to medical care.
Source ↗June 2026
Detainees at Adelanto report to congressional visitors
Detainees at Adelanto Processing Center and its Desert View Annex in California reportedly spoke to congressional visitors. These acts of resistance occurred amidst ongoing concerns about detention conditions.
Source ↗GAO report documents issues at Camp East Montana
A Government Accountability Office report detailed serious problems at Camp East Montana, a tent facility at Fort Bliss in El Paso. The report noted that three detainees had died at the facility in under six months.
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