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ICE stops post-release death reports

David Venturella rescinded ICE's 2021 post-release death rule, cutting Congress reports on newly released detainee deaths

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Acting ICE director David Venturella rescinded a 2021 policy requiring ICE to report to Congress and investigate deaths that occurred within 30 days after detainees were released.

  1. Frame 1David Venturella rescinded ICE's 2021 post-release death rule, cutting Congress reports on newly released detainee deaths.
  2. Frame 2The old rule covered deaths within 30 days after release, not just deaths inside custody.
  3. Frame 3The rule targeted a loophole: release a very sick person, then the death falls outside custody counts.
  4. Frame 4Cases involving brain damage or infection after release put detention health care under scrutiny.
  5. Frame 5Lawmakers count 49 ICE-custody deaths since the second Trump administration began.
  6. Frame 6The next oversight test: which deaths stay visible, and which post-release cases disappear from official counts?
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Jun 5, 6:11 PM EDT
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