The East Montana Detention Facility under construction on the US-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, on August 26, 2025. | Paul Ratje/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Welcome to The Logoff: People are dying in ICE custody at a record pace.

What’s happening? Earlier this week, we learned that Royer Perez-Jimenez, a 19-year-old from Mexico, died in ICE custody by a “presumed suicide,” according to the agency. His death is at least the 13th to be reported in 2026, not even three full months into the year.

News of Perez-Jimenez’s death follows that of Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, an Afghan refugee who fought alongside US forces in Afghanistan before coming to the US in 2021. Paktiawal, who died on Saturday, was reportedly arrested by masked immigration agents while dropping his children off at school the day before.…