Mortality in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention
This study estimates annual mortality rates among individuals detained in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities and summarizes age and cause of death patterns from 2004 through January 2026.
Authors
- Elizabeth T. Chin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5774-4236)
- Mathew Vinhhoa Kiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9198-150X)
- Benjamin Q. Huynh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1372-7992)
- Jason Randolph Andrews (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5967-251X)
- Sanjay Basu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0599-6332)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA
- Published
- 2026-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2026.3719
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 30.92