Record ICE Deaths: 29 in Fiscal Year

0:00Deaths in ice custody have hit a record 29 this fiscal year since October, topping the old mark of 28 from 2004. Texas and California facilities lead with the most cases, like three each at the Adelanto Center and the El Paso Camp. Detentions jumped over 70% under the Trump administration compared to Biden's first year, as agents ramp up arrests on undocumented folks, including some with criminal records and others without. The latest was a 27-year-old Cuban man found unresponsive in a Miami cell on April 12, listed as a presumed suicide while officials investigate further. DHS insists the death rate stays low at 0.009% of detainees, blaming the raw numbers on bigger crowds and custody. They say migrants get top medical checks, full physicals in 14 days, and care within 24 hours of arrival. One El Paso death turned out to be a homicide from compression injuries, sparking an FBI probe into what started as a medical distress report.

1:00With facilities stretched thin and oversight questions lingering, these cases keep raising alarms on detention conditions. Stay in form with California News Today, AI-powered updates. I'm Corey with The Story.