The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will no longer report deaths of former detainees that occur within 30 days of their release, according to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy change reported by CNN.
The previous rule, introduced during the Biden administration, required ICE to review and disclose deaths involving individuals who died while in custody or within a month of being released. According to DHS, the agency will now stop monitoring fatalities once a person leaves ICE custody.
DHS described the change as a "common sense" policy shift, arguing that ICE should not be responsible for tracking deaths that occur weeks after an individual is released. The department said ICE would continue reporting deaths that occur while detainees remain in federal custody.
The move comes amid growing scrutiny of detention conditions under President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement policies.
According to CNN and a recent study cited by the report, nearly 50 detainees have died since Trump returned to office, with 2026 on pace for another high year.
Critics have also raised concerns about transparency surrounding medical care in detention facilities, while DHS maintains that existing procedures ensure timely reporting of deaths in custody.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is ending a policy that required the agency to report the deaths of former detainees that occurred within 30 days of their release from federal custody. https://t.co/wN2sMIczAI
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