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Documented Deaths and Funding Fuel ICE and Border Patrol’s Expanding Reach

July 24, 2026 Nationwide The Intercept Use of Force
At least 11 people have been fatally shot by immigration agents and 52 people have died in ICE custody since the start of Trump’s second term — the highest ICE detention mortality rate in over a decade — alongside a roughly $240 billion funding increase for ICE and Border Patrol, part of a broader examination of the agencies’ expanding footprint.