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Human Rights Watch investigation of ICE operations and detention deaths

Inside Human Rights Watch’s Investigation of ICE’s Minneapolis Operation and Rising Detention Deaths

July 10, 2026 Minneapolis, Minnesota Austin Kocher
Human Rights Watch researchers Brian Root and Reagan Williams detail the data behind ICE’s Minneapolis enforcement surge and the rising death toll in U.S. immigration detention. The interview walks through how the organization documents deaths in custody and the research methods underpinning its investigation.