Nine die in overcrowded immigration detention centers amid mass arrests

At least 9 people died in ICE custody during the first 100 days of the Trump administration, the highest toll since 2020 according to ICE and ACLU data.

An ACLU analysis found 95% of deaths in ICE detention could likely have been prevented with adequate medical care; 88% involved incorrect or incomplete diagnoses.

The Trump administration spent $16 million to set up a migrant facility at Guantánamo Bay that was never used, according to multiple news reports.

In May 2025, senior advisers SMStephen Miller and Kristi Noem directed ICE to increase arrests to 3,000 per day, encouraging warrantless arrests to meet quotas.

ICE-only arrests of people without other criminal charges rose by over 800% from Jan. to Jun. 2025, while criminal arrests rose by 91%, per Reuters.

ICE detention centers are operating at 125% of their funded capacity (about 50,000 detainees vs. 41,500 beds), leading to people sleeping on floors and overcrowding.

🌴Florida’s new ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is a 1,000-bed detention facility in the Everglades costing $245 per bed per day, chosen because its remoteness and wildlife make escapes nearly impossible.

The Trump administration eliminated two key oversight agencies—the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and the Office of Immigration Detention Oversight—removing routine audits and investigations.

Only one-third (33%) of the 177,000 people arrested by ICE from Oct. 2024 to May 2025 had criminal convictions; two-thirds were non-criminal immigration cases.

The administration has refused to respond to congressional inquiries about wrongful detention of U.S. citizens, effectively stonewalling oversight.

Private prison companies profit heavily from immigration detention: GEO Group CEO estimated up to $400 million in annual revenue from filled beds, and ICE contracts account for 43% of GEO Group’s revenue.