Advocate Setareh Ghandehari says rampant medical neglect and abuse are largely responsible for the rise in deaths.

As the Trump administration continues to rapidly expand its immigration jail system across the United States, we look at the rising death toll of people in ICE custody, the highest in over two decades. The causes of the deaths have varied, but they include at least one homicide. At least 17 people have died in ICE custody since January. “I have never seen anything like this, where I’m seeing…

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