How AP and KFF Health News investigated medical neglect at ICE detention centers
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KFF Health News and The Associated Press have been investigating allegations of medical neglect from people detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the second Trump administration.
They sifted through thousands of immigration habeas corpus claims to identify detainees’ healthcare-related allegations raised in federal court.
Not all habeas corpus filings are publicly available and some petitions can be viewed only in person at federal courthouses.
KFF Health News and AP analyzed the dockets of roughly 33,000 cases from Jan. 20, 2025, through March 2026.
Most contained only basic information, such as dates and rulings.
About 4,400 detailed the original petitions.