U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are pressing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for more information regarding deaths in immigration detention centers.
The Senators sent a letter to the Secretary and acting Immigration and Customers Enforcement director Todd Lyons over delays in reporting two deaths in Georgia in ICE custody. They requested information on agency oversight of detention facilities and contractors.
“We write with serious alarm regarding the rise in the number of deaths in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody nationwide. We are especially concerned by the deaths of two individuals in ICE custody in Georgia this year. We request that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and ICE immediately provide information about these individuals’ deaths and about the Trump administration’s plan to prevent further fatalities,” the Senators wrote.
According to ICE’s Detainee Death Reporting website, ten people died in ICE custody in the first half of 2025, the highest total for the same period since 2018.
