LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - A detainee died in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Indiana on Monday, with the cause of death under investigation, ICE said on Wednesday, marking at least the seventh death in 2026 in federal immigration custody. Democrats and civil rights groups have criticized conditions in ICE detention facilities, calling the conditions inhumane. Earlier this month, Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman who lost dozens of family members in Gaza, was hospitalized for three days following a seizure in U.S. immigration detention. Kordia, a 33-year-old Muslim Palestinian woman whose mother is a U.S. citizen, said she was chained during her hospitalization. ICE has said it ensures detainees receive proper medical care and the federal government has denied treating detainees inhumanely.

Source: Huffington Post February 20, 2026 02:24 UTC