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Memo orders ICE to stop reporting deaths of newly released detainees

The Guardian World Friday 05 June 2026, 18:54 UTC By Edward Helmore and agency 1 min read
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Acting director David Venturella rescinds Biden-era policy that required agency to report and investigate such deathsA memo issued by the acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director, David Venturella, has ordered the federal agency to cease reporting the deaths of newly released detainees, in a change that could obscure the full human cost of the Trump administration’s anti-immigration mass detention policies. The move, first reported by the Washington Post, rescinds a 2021...

Acting director David Venturella rescinds Biden-era policy that required agency to report and investigate such deaths

A memo issued by the acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director, David Venturella, has ordered the federal agency to cease reporting the deaths of newly released detainees, in a change that could obscure the full human cost of the Trump administration’s anti-immigration mass detention policies.

The move, first reported by the Washington Post, rescinds a 2021 policy implemented by the Biden administration that required ICE to report to Congress and investigate deaths of detainees that occur within 30 days of their release.

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