Numbers Over Lives: The Deadly Consequences of ICE's Detention Drive A recent shooting in Maine has highlighted a disturbing trend within US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): prioritizing detention numbers over human life.
Deborah Fleischaker, a former senior official at ICE, says the agency's focus on hiring officers and meeting detention quotas contributes to fatal mistakes.
As the former Acting Chief of Staff at ICE, Fleischaker's testimony is particularly damning. It suggests that the agency has skewed its priorities in favor of numerical targets over the well being of those in custody.