Twenty-nine people have died in ICE custody since the federal fiscal year began in October 2025, breaking the previous annual record of 28 deaths set in 2004. This surge in deaths coincides with a dramatic increase in ICE detention levels, which have exceeded 60,000 people. The post uses a factual statement but frames it with the Trump administration tagline, which while accurate to timing, doesn't capture that detention surges and custody deaths also rose under previous administrations—the headline's framing may overstate attributional clarity.