Immigration detention on track for deadliest fiscal year since 2004

People place flowers on a fence outside Krome Detention Center in Miami in May 2025, during a vigil to recognize people who have died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody as well as those affected by mass deportations.

Twenty-three people have died since October in ICE custody, as advocates warn about overcrowding and health care access.

(Image credit: Rebecca Blackwell)