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Over 60 Deaths in ICE Custody Spur Latino Backlash

8/6/2026

Summary

Latinos Abandon Trump

More than 60 people have died in ICE custody or at the hands of ICE agents since President Donald Trump returned to power.
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo of Houston and Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero of Maine died within a week.
Latinos constitute a majority of Border Patrol officers and about 20-30% of ICE agents.
Polls show Latino voters are moving away from President Donald Trump and the Republican Party.

Summary

ICE Detains

ICE detained five people in July 2026—Redmond (23), Madras (14) and Bend (8)—and sent them to Tacoma Northwest Detention Center; Madras detainee remains unlocated.
Unmarked vehicles performed early-morning arrests, a pattern the Latino Community Association flagged.
Tribal Police of the Warm Springs tribe stopped the vehicles on reservation land; agents were on a restroom break.
The Latino Community Association, Portland Immigration Coalition and PIRC opened a 24-hour hotline (888-622-1510) and workshops.

History

Historical Context

In September 1994 the Clinton administration announced Operation Gatekeeper, installing about 14 miles of steel fence, lights and sensors along the San Diego sector. The surge in agents and barriers cut crossings there, shifted migrants eastward and, according to later reports, contributed to over 10,000 deaths. Today ICE-related fatalities and hotlines echo those enforcement effects, prompting the National Council of La Raza to call for review.

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Latinos Abandon Trump

More than 60 people have died in ICE custody or at the hands of ICE agents since President Donald Trump returned to power.
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo of Houston and Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero of Maine died within a week.
Latinos constitute a majority of Border Patrol officers and about 20-30% of ICE agents.
Polls show Latino voters are moving away from President Donald Trump and the Republican Party.

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