Immigration detention deaths hit highest rate since pandemic as arrests keep surging
Apr 10, 2026

A report from the Deportation Data Project shows that deportations increased five-fold and street arrests by immigration enforcement agents rose eleven-fold during the first year of the current presidential administration compared to the end of the Biden administration. ICE arrests more than quadrupled overall, with eight times more arrests of people without criminal convictions, and daily detention has risen nearly 70% since early 2025. A growing number of shootings by federal agents are also drawing scrutiny, and the death rate among people in immigration detention has reached its highest point since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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