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Immigration detention on track for deadliest fiscal year since 2004

March 10, 2026

People place flowers on a fence outside Krome Detention Center in Miami in May 2025, during a vigil to recognize people who have died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody as well as those affected by mass deportations. (AP)

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