Deaths on ICE’s watch
There have been 74 immigrant detainee deaths since 2004, according to an article in the Los Angeles Times this week. All of these individuals passed through ICE at some point. The ACLU has stepped forward asking for more investigations, and notes that there have been only two investigations to date. Both victims had pre-existing conditions. The ACLU has found that the # 1 factor contributing to these deaths is a lack of medical care and serious "medicial deficiencies" including delayed or denied care.
Senator Robert Menedez (D-NJ) has introduced a bill to establish procedures for timely delivery of health care, and to report all deaths to the inspector general and to Congress.
