Deaths in immigration detention have reached their highest level in at least two decades, with more than 50 people dying in ICE custody since Trump returned to office, including two at the Delaney Hall facility in New Jersey, where detainees and their lawyers have alleged medical neglect and spoiled food. DHS denies the conditions. As scrutiny grew, the administration moved against oversight itself. It charged Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver, who now faces up to 17 years in prison, over a legally protected inspection of Delaney Hall, and it rewrote guidelines to curtail Congress’s long-standing power to inspect ICE facilities without notice. Oversight of detention is a constitutional check; the administration has moved to punish and restrict it.
SourcesMore than 50 dead in ICE custody, deadliest in decades (CNN) · Two deaths and alleged neglect at Delaney Hall (Gothamist) · Charged over an oversight visit, facing 17 years (Rep. McIver)
