US officials provide shifting accounts of ICE detainee death in Texas military camp

The Jan. 3 death was one of four deaths in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody over a 10-day period at the start of the year.

Reuters•Jan 16, 2026 05:15 AM• 0 views

FILE PHOTO: Protesters opposing mass deportations by ICE at the Cassidy Gate at Fort Bliss, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., August 17, 2025.

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