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Conditions inside detention: medical neglect, solitary confinement, hunger strikes, abuse and transfers far from family.
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Ismael Ayala-Uribe, 39, a former DACA recipient who worked nearly 15 years at a Fountain Valley car wash, died in Adelanto custody from an untreated infection his family says staff ignored.
Oct 3, 2026 · Adelanto, CA
Geraldo Lunas Campos, 55, a Cuban father of four with asthma and anxiety, died after guards restrained him at an El Paso detention facility while he begged for his inhaler. The medical examiner ruled his death a homicide.
Sep 30, 2026 · El Paso, TX
Adam Mohamed Abdullah, a Somali auto mechanic from St. Paul, was held at Guantánamo Bay and says he was beaten there; his mother died while he was denied a call to her before his deportation.
Sep 25, 2026 · St. Paul, MN
Idris Makhmudov, a Russian asylum seeker held nearly 27 months without charges, helped organize a hunger strike over detention conditions before being deported after refusing food and water for four days.
Oct 12, 2026 · Folkston, GA
Johnny Sebastián Lucas Barre, 38, an Ecuadorian man held at Folkston, says agents beat him unconscious after he refused to sign deportation papers without a lawyer present.
Oct 3, 2026 · Folkston, GA
Salah Sarsour, 53, a mosque president and father of six, was held 80 days, losing over 30 pounds amid worsening diabetes. A judge found ICE likely retaliated against him for Palestinian rights advocacy.
Sep 29, 2026 · Milwaukee, WIShowing 17 of 17 incidents
