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A second person in ICE custody has died of COVID-19.

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

On Sunday, a 34-year-old man named Santiago Baten-Oxlag, who was in ICE custody, passed away from COVID-19 complications. Before being admitted to a hospital in Columbus, Georgia, he was detained at the Stewart Detention Center, a privately-run prison. Advocates have criticized ICE for continuing to detain many immigrants who are at a higher risk for COVID-19, and for allegedly not adhering to CDC recommendations for infection prevention.

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ICE Releases Information on Detainees Who Have Died in Custody

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

In compliance with congressional requirements described in the FY2018 DHS Appropriations Bill, ICE has provided reports regarding in-custody detainee deaths beginning in FY2018. According to a report by Human Rights Watch, the ACLU, the National Immigrant Justice Center, and Detention Watch Network, “More people died in immigration detention in fiscal year 2017 than any year since 2009” and immigration detainee deaths are “linked to dangerously inadequate medical care.”

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There Are Now More Than 14,000 Immigrant Kids in Federal Custody—a New Record

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

The number of immigrant children in federal custody has reached an all-time high. As the length of time these children remain in government facilities grows longer, the number of children in custody will likely continue to rise.

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Senate Confirms Sarah Saldaña as Director of ICE

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

Despite GOP objections, the Senate voted 55-39 to confirm Sarah Saldaña as the Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Ms. Saldaña will be the first Latina to lead the agency.

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Jamaican national in ICE custody passed away

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

ICE press release stating that a Jamaican national in ICE custody passed away at the Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria, LA due to organ failure associated with T-cell lymphoma. He had been in ICE custody since December 2009.