Dying in Detention

Fault Lines examines the rise in mortality rates at immigration detention centers following President Trump's crackdown.

Fault Lines examines the rise in death rates in immigration detention after President Trump's crackdown.

In September 2025, 39-year-old Ismail Ayala-Uribe died just one month after arriving at California's Adelanto ICE processing facility.

He was one of more than 50 people who died in immigration detention in the first 500 days of Donald Trump's presidency.

Her family says she repeatedly complained of severe pain and sought medical attention, but received nothing more than Tylenol. When he finally arrived at the hospital, his heart had stopped within minutes.

The Trump administration is detaining an unprecedented number of immigrants, and deaths in detention centers are on the rise. Fault Lines examines failures in medical care and supervision, allegations of retaliation against hunger strikers, and the role of private prison companies in the rapid expansion of immigration detention.