Three deaths, three states, 24 hours: one day in ICE’s quiet but ‘gruesome’ surge
The gist
Three men in Maine, Georgia and Florida died within 24 hours of ICE operations.
The deaths come as ICE arrests rose to nearly 51,000 in August 2026.
How it unfolded
- 2022The mortality rate in federal immigration detention was as low as one death per 100,000 admissions.
- 2025The mortality rate surged to about seven deaths per 100,000 admissions, even when excluding the two people shot while in custody.
- Mar 25, 2026ICE officials said a Mexican national, Jose Guadalupe Ramos-Solano, died at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center; officials said he was found unconscious and unresponsive in his bunk and had several medical issues, including diabetes, but did not state a cause of death.