An investigation by KFF Health News and The Associated Press has uncovered widespread allegations of medical neglect in U.S. immigration detention facilities, with hundreds of detainees across at least 33 states filing federal lawsuits claiming inadequate care.
- Detainees report being denied medications for conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, depression, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, and HIV. - The system is under strain following a surge in detentions since President Donald Trump returned to office, with over 75,000 immigrants detained as of mid-January.
- The Department of Homeland Security reported 51 deaths in detention since the start of Trump's second term, with suicides reaching an unprecedented number. The investigation analyzed thousands of habeas corpus cases and interviewed more than 50 detainees, family members, and lawyers, revealing a system marked by "brazen indifference" to obvious medical problems.