Reported. Based on reported deaths. Deaths are reported incident by incident, in news coverage of each one. Methodology last updated .
Deaths during ICE enforcement outside detention, counted from news reports of individual incidents, with a source for each.
This represents deaths incidentally related to ICE operations but not covered by other categories.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency is part of the Department of Homeland Security, with a stated mission: "Protect America through criminal investigations and enforcing immigration laws to preserve national security and public safety." ICE's law enforcement components are Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).
ERO is responsible for apprehending, detaining, and removing people who are unlawfully present in the U.S.
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This data is extracted from news reports about people who died during incidents involving ICE. There is no formal process for collecting this information and collection did not start until 2025-08-15.
We encourage the submission of incidents fitting this criteria.
Sources: See the Events data.
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