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Mortality in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention

JAMA 10.1001/jama.2026.3719

April 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This study estimates annual mortality rates among individuals detained in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities and summarizes age and cause of death patterns from 2004 through January 2026.

Corresponding Author: Sanjay Basu, MD, PhD, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 1001 Potrero Ave, San Francisco, CA 94115 (sanjay.basu@ucsf.edu).

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