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EPISODE · Jun 12, 2026 · 9 MIN

Released to Die: ICE's Quiet Cover-Up

from The Raid · host John Carlos Frey

ICE has quietly changed how it reports deaths in immigration detention — and the change is designed to make people disappear from the record. Under the new internal policy, a death only counts as an "in-custody death" if it happens inside a detention facility. Deaths that occur after release — even the day after — are no longer reported. In this episode, John Carlos Frey breaks down exactly what this policy change means, why it was made, and who it affects — and why calling it anything other than a cover-up would be dishonest. People are dying in the custody of the United States government. And now, the government has made it significantly easier to make sure those deaths are never counted. https://theraidpodcast.org/ https://www.newsweek.com/ice-updates-reporting-policy-amid-rising-detainee-deaths-12034515  https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ice-ends-post-release-death-reporting-1800942  https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1404918-ice-ends-30-day-detainee-death-reporting-rule-amid-custody-concerns Disclaimer: The statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants on this program are solely their own and do not necessarily represent those of the distributor of the program and any person or entity affiliated with said distributor ("distributor's affiliates").  The distributor and distributor's affiliates are not responsible for, and shall not be liable for, the statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants, or for any content that appears on the program.    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

ICE has quietly changed how it reports deaths in immigration detention — and the change is designed to make people disappear from the record. Under the new internal policy, a death only counts as an "in-custody death" if it happens inside a detention facility. Deaths that occur after release — even the day after — are no longer reported. In this episode, John Carlos Frey breaks down exactly what this policy change means, why it was made, and who it affects — and why calling it anything other than a cover-up would be dishonest. People are dying in the custody of the United States government. And now, the government has made it significantly easier to make sure those deaths are never counted. https://theraidpodcast.org/ https://www.newsweek.com/ice-updates-reporting-policy-amid-rising-detainee-deaths-12034515 https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ice-ends-post-release-death-reporting-1800942 https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1404918-ice-ends-30-day-detainee-death-reporting-rule-amid-custody-concerns Disclaimer: The statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants on this program are solely their own and do not necessarily represent those of the distributor of the program and any person or entity affiliated with said distributor ("distributor's affiliates"). The distributor and distributor's affiliates are not responsible for, and shall not be liable for, the statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants, or for any content that appears on the program.

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