The claim does not specify which year, but data from 2025 shows at least 32 deaths in ICE custody.
Deaths in ICE custody include fatalities from medical conditions, suicide, and other causes while in detention, not necessarily direct killings by agents.
Sources
AcademicSSRN Academic PaperDuring fiscal years 2024 and 2025, 36 in-custody deaths were reported by U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including 12 in FY 2024 and 24 in FY 2025.
SecondaryThe Guardian32 people died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody in 2025, making it the agency's deadliest year in more than two decades.
SecondaryStatistaIn 2025, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency in the United States reported 33 deaths of people held in its detention.