Since the second Trump administration began, there have been at least 75 deaths linked to Trump’s mass immigration detention campaign. L.A. TACO has diligently kept track in our Federal Immigration Agency Fatal Incident Tracker.
In 2026 alone, there have been at least 35 deaths linked to federal immigration agencies, according to additional reporting by L.A. TACO.
These include Jose Chajon-Raxon, who died after experiencing seizure-like symptoms at Delaney Hall Detention Center. His death was not officially reported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. His death was only discovered following a congressional oversight visit, prompted by the death of Edwin Jeovanny López Cornejo, who died after being detained in the same facility.
Elsewhere, Prisciliano Trejo Ricano, 29, passed away from leukemia just over a month after being detained in the Stewart Detention Center in Georgia. Juan Jairo Coronilla Duran, 28, and Joan Sebastian Guerrero, 26, died within days of each other in July, following encounters with federal immigration agents. And on July 7, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was killed by ICE agents during a traffic stop in Texas. In the incidents involving Guerrero and Araujo, federal agencies say that they were not the intended targets of the enforcement operation.
We consulted multiple lawyers for this story with specialties in immigration, personal injury, and in-custody deaths. We also reached out to the Consulate of Mexico in San Bernardino and an immigration group to create a guide we hope you never have to use.