ICE discloses 11 custody deaths as court orders justification for journalist detention

ICE disclosed that 11 people had died in its custody since January 2025, a rate outpacing previous years, as federal courts began scrutinizing detention practices. A federal judge issued a show-cause order requiring DHS to justify its warrantless detention of Estefany Rodriguez Florez, a Nashville journalist arrested on March 4 while covering ICE operations. Rodriguez Florez was released on $10,000 bond on March 19 after 16 days in custody.