U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has reported the 18th death of a person in its custody in the first four months of 2026, placing the agency on pace to surpass its all-time annual record for detainee deaths.
On Friday, ICE filed a congressional notification informing Congress of the death of Denny Adan Gonzalez, a 33-year-old Cuban immigrant who was found unresponsive Tuesday night in his cell at the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia, ICE said. His death was first reported by Andrew Free, an independent journalist and attorney who runs a Substack titled "#DetentionKills."
