Nonilex3d ago

#ICE detainees are dying by #suicide at an 'alarming' rate, AP investigation finds

Brayan Rayo Garzon was distraught. Detained by ICE, he was on his fourth day of #isolation in a Missouri jail as he battled the fevers & chills of #COVID-19.

His request for #MentalHealth treatment had been put off, records show, & staff had forbidden Rayo from making his nightly call to his mother as a precaution intended to prevent the spread of illness.

#law #HumanRights #PublicHealth
https://apnews.com/article/ice-suicide-deaths-detention-custody-d902169055292dfd27f5079e609e86ad

ICE detainees dying by suicide at 'alarming' rate, AP investigation finds

Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees are taking their own lives at a pace that’s unprecedented in the agency’s two-decade history, highlighting what experts call failures in care and oversight. An Associated Press investigation finds that at least 10 ICE detainees have died by suicide since President Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025 and ordered ICE to increase arrests and deportations. That includes seven deaths since October, already the most in one fiscal year with several months remaining. The increased pace of suicides exceeds the growth in ICE’s detainee population. The deaths happened at detention facilities operated by private contractors and local jails run by sheriffs. All were men, and most were Hispanic.

AP News
Show threadToni
@Nonilex I read that the guards are taking bets on who will kill themselves next. These people are monsters
May 27 at 5:32pmWeb
Show threadLevka3d ago

@Toni @Nonilex

Where do they live? What do their cars look like? Just wondering, not trying to incite any #StreetJustice. That would be illegal. Never do anything illegal. You might get in trouble, especially if you're stupid enough to do it in front of a camera.