U.N. official calls for investigation into ICE deaths under Trump’s regime
The raft of immigrant deaths at jails overseen by Donald Trump’s authoritarian regime has officially become an international crisis.
That disgraceful distinction came Friday, when the United Nations’ high commissioner for human rights called for formal investigations into the deaths.
This year alone, there have been at least 19 deaths, according to the National Immigration Project, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reported 33 deaths in 2025.
“I call for prompt, independent, impartial and effective investigations into all deaths in ICE custody,” High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said in a statement. “Those responsible for violations of the law must be held to account, and the rights of the victims’ families to truth, justice and reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence must be upheld.”
Ja’han Jones is an MS NOW opinion blogger. He previously wrote The ReidOut Blog.
