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UN Rights Chief Demands Accountability After 23 U.S. Custody Deaths
9/8/2026
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- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk demanded accountability for deaths in U.S. immigration custody.
- Turk reported four additional deaths, raising the 2026 total to 23.
- Turk urged Washington to halt deportations to locations where migrants could face irreparable harm.
- Human Rights Watch and Physicians for Human Rights said ICE death rates were highest in over a decade.
