SocietyDying in ICE Custody: Inside America’s Immigration Detention System

In September 2025, 39-year-old Ismael Ayala-Uribe died a month after entering California’s Adelanto ICE Processing Center. He was among more than 50 people who died in immigration custody during Donald Trump’s first 500 days back in office. His family says he repeatedly sought help for severe pain but received little beyond Tylenol; his heart stopped minutes after he reached a hospital.