ArticleAIMS public health2021
Suicide rates of migrants in United States immigration detention (2010-2020).
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Suicides in general hospitals: Meta-analysis of incidence and trends.The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- U.S. Policy as a Pathogen: A Systematic Review of Somatic and Psychological Distress Among Immigrants.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Review
- Substandard Healthcare and Hazardous Facility Conditions: A Thematic Analysis of a US Immigration Detention Facility's Call Logs.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- A call for increased transparency and accountability of health care outcomes in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2024Review
- Emergency Medical Responses at US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention Centers in California.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Medical Mismanagement in Southern US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention Facilities: A Thematic Analysis of Secondary Medical Records.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2023Article
- Advancing Research To Address The Health Impacts Of Structural Racism In US Immigration Prisons.Health affairs (Project Hope) · 2023Article
- Harmful by Design-a Qualitative Study of the Health Impacts of Immigration Detention.Journal of general internal medicine · 2023Article
- Individuals' experiences in U.S. immigration detention during the early period of the COVID-19 pandemic: major challenges and public health implications.Health & justice · 2023Article
- The impact of immigration detention on the health of asylum seekers during the COVID-19 pandemic.SSM. Qualitative research in health · 2022Article
- Clinicians' perceptions of the health status of formerly detained immigrants.BMC public health · 2022Article
- The United States detention system for migrants: Patterns of negligence and inconsistency.Journal of migration and health · 2022Article
- Mapping factors associated with deaths in immigration detention in the United States, 2011-2018: A thematic analysis.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveWe determined the annual suicide rate of migrants detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the past decade.
methodsWe performed a retrospective cohort analysis of the annual suicide rates for ICE detainees from federal fiscal years (FY) 2010-2020. Death date and cause of death were directly extracted from publicly available ICE Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Library, ICE death reports, and ICE press releases. Annual suicide rates were calculated as suicides per 100,000 person-years and suicides per 100,000 admissions.
resultsFrom 2010-2019, the mean number of suicides per 100,000 person-years was 3.3 (standard deviation (SD): 2.6). In 2020, the suicide rate increased 5.3 times the prior 10-year average to 17.4 suicides per 100,000 person-years. When calculating suicide rate based on admissions per FY, the mean number of suicides from 2010-2019 per 100,000 admissions was 0.3 (SD: 0.3). In 2020, the suicide rate increased 11.0 times the prior 10-year average to 3.4 suicides per 100,000 admissions.
conclusionIn 2020, the detainee suicide rate increased substantially compared to the past decade. This may point to a worsening mental health crisis in ICE detention.
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