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Story summary
- DHS confirmed Immigration Detention Ombudsman has been closed and its website archived.
- DHS officials said shutdown stemmed from a funding cut in law, though the bill does not order the closure.
- Staffing fell from 100 employees in 2025 to five by March while detention facilities doubled.
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody deaths rose to over 30 last year, highest since 2004, with at least 18 reported in 2026.
