ICE custody deaths and arrests
The gist
ICE claimed record monthly interior arrests of 50,925 in August as custody deaths drew protests.
The toll touches detainees, their families and the facilities holding them.
How it unfolded
- Nov 28, 2022U.S. Border Patrol apprehended Rajinder Kumar, a 32-year-old from India, near Lukeville, Arizona after he illegally entered from Mexico; he was placed in removal proceedings.
- Aug 17, 2025Ismael Ayala-Uribe, born in Mexico and brought to the US as a child, was arrested while working at a car wash and held in ICE custody, later at the Adelanto, California detention centre.
- Sep 22, 2025Ayala-Uribe died at 2:32am in ICE custody; a coroner's report found the cause was complications from an abscess in his pelvic region.