UN says 23 people have died in ICE migrant detention

Twenty-three people have died in the custody of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency so far in 2026, according to the United Nations.

UN representatives are calling for those responsible to be held accountable and have urged the Trump administration to stop deportations to places where people risk “irreversible harm.”

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk also criticized several immigration-control practices. He cited the forced return of migrants to dangerous locations and to countries with which they have no connection.

“I urge the United States to stop returning people to places where they may be subjected to irreversible harm, including Haiti, and to ensure due process in all deportations to third countries,” Türk said.

President Donald Trump has made the fight against illegal immigration a priority during his second term, when thousands of people have been arrested.

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I urge the United States to stop returning people to places where they may be subjected to irreversible harm, including Haiti, and to ensure due process in all deportations to third countries.