ICE to stop reporting deaths of detainees released within 30 days: Report
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is reportedly getting rid of a Biden-era policy that required the agency to report any detainees who may have died within 30 days of their release.
TL;DR
- ICE is reportedly ending a Biden-era policy requiring the agency to report detainee deaths within 30 days of release.
- Acting ICE Director David Venturella made the policy change, stating the agency will return to reporting deaths that occur while detainees are in custody.
- The Department of Homeland Security confirmed the change, asserting ICE should not monitor deaths weeks after release.
- The 2021 policy was implemented to hold ICE accountable for detainees with serious medical issues after a death following release.
- At least 18 immigrants have died in ICE custody this year, with last year's total exceeding 30 deaths.