30 people have died in ICE custody - What is going on???

I am demanding an immediate, public investigation into the 30 people who have now died while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). These deaths occurred under the authority and control of the United States government. Responsibility does not stop at the facility door—it rests squarely at the top. This investigation must include, and hold accountable, ICE leadership and the Department of Homeland Security, including: • The Secretary of Homeland Security • The Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement • Senior ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) leadership • Officials responsible for detention medical care and private detention contracts What, exactly, is happening inside ICE detention facilities under their watch? People held in ICE custody cannot seek outside medical care. They cannot remove themselves from unsafe, abusive, or medically negligent conditions. When they die in government custody, it is not a mystery—it is a failure of leadership, oversight, and basic human decency. Repeated reports have documented delayed medical care, ignored medical emergencies, extreme neglect, and systemic abuse—often in facilities operated by for-profit private contractors that ICE and DHS continue to fund and renew contracts with despite known risks, documented violations, and prior deaths. These are not isolated incidents. They are the foreseeable and preventable outcomes of policies approved, enforced, and perpetuated by ICE and DHS leadership year after year—without consequence. Congress must stop pretending this is acceptable. If 30 people had died in federal custody under any other agency, hearings would already be underway. The fact that these deaths involve immigrants does not lessen Congress’s obligation—it exposes a profound moral and constitutional failure. I expect Congress to immediately: • Subpoena ICE and DHS leadership by name • Compel sworn testimony regarding every death • Release all medical, incident, and inspection records to the public • Suspend and terminate contracts with facilities linked to deaths • Refer cases for criminal investigation where negligence or abuse occurred Failure to act is not neutrality. It is complicity. A government that detains people and allows them to die without accountability is not enforcing the law—it is violating it. Congress has the power to stop this. Use it. Investigate these deaths. Name those responsible. Hold them accountable—now.