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Attorneys, Relatives Struggle To Find Hospitalized ICE Detainees
Hospitals implementing blackout procedures limit detainee contact and information, impacting legal counsel and family support, with 32 deaths in ICE custody reported in 2025.
- Family members and attorneys say hospitals refuse to confirm or contact hospitalized ICE detainees like Julio César Peña, who was removed from the ICE locator after hospitalization.
- Rising ICE arrests have increased hospitalizations, with hospitals citing ICE guidelines that visits and calls occur only "within security and operational constraints."
- Hospitals have implemented blackout procedures, including registering patients under aliases and removing names from directories, with Los Angeles attorney Nicolas Thompson-Lleras reporting two clients affected last year.
- Detainees' access to confidential legal consultations is restricted; ICE's own reports highlight 32 deaths in custody in 2025, with families and attorneys reporting blocked contact and missed medical notices.
- In November, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to curb blackout policies, while the American Hospital Association declined to comment and DHS did not respond to inquiries.
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right0Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution60% Center
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