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Gavin Blackburn

UN rights chief urges 'accountability' after 23 die in US immigration custody in 2026

The United Nations human rights chief demanded accountability for swelling numbers of deaths in US immigration custody on Monday, urging Washington to halt deportations to places where people face "irreparable harm."

Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council, Volker Türk highlighted that "four more people have died in US immigration custody since my last update to this council" in June.

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