Nearly half of all detainees who died while in custody during 2020 died of COVID-19 related causes, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Of the 19 people who died while in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody, eight died of COVID-19, seven of whom were in the hospital at their time of death, according to ICE. From February 2020 to Jan. 4, 2021, 80,200 detainees tested positive for COVID-19 while in ICE custody.
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