ICE has scrapped the rule requiring it to report deaths that occur within 30 days of releasing a detainee, precisely as the agency records its highest in-custody death toll in 20 years.
In a memo sent to agency employees on 4 June 2026 and reviewed by the Washington Post, acting ICE director David Venturella confirmed the agency is 'eliminating its requirement to report deaths that occur within 30 days of people being released from its custody.'
