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UN chief urges ‘accountability’ after 23 die in US immigration custody in 2026

The United Nations rights chief on Monday demanded accountability for swelling numbers of deaths in US immigration custody, and urged Washington to halt deportations to places where people face “irreparable harm”. Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council, Volker Turk highlighted that “four more people have died in US immigration custody since my last update to this council” in June. That meant…

UN chief urges ‘accountability’ after 23 die in US immigration custody in 2026

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