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Lawmakers fault ICE oversight denials and press agency on deaths in custody
Summary
Members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee criticized ICE for limiting congressional oversight of detention centers and pressed Acting Director Todd Lyons about a recent rise in deaths in ICE custody; Lyons reported nine deaths since January 20, 2025 and cited staff guidance about inspections under the Consolidated Appropriations Act.
Members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security on May 14 criticized ICE for denying unannounced congressional inspections of detention facilities and questioned the agency’s transparency after a recent string of deaths in custody.
“Members of Congress do not have to request a tour of ICE detention centers to be allowed in,” Ranking Member Underwood said, citing federal law and asserting that ICE blocked an unannounced inspection at Delaney Hall in New Jersey last week. Underwood said…
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