UN demands accountability after 23 migrant deaths in US custody

2026-09-07 09:26 UTC – 2026-09-07 20:49 UTC

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The UN human rights chief, Volker Türk, has demanded that the United States account for the rising number of migrant deaths in its immigration detention. Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council on Monday, he said 23 people had died in US immigration custody in 2026 alone, including four since his last update in June. Türk urged Washington to halt deportations to countries where people face “irreparable harm” and questioned plans to equip immigration agents with electric-shock gloves.

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2026-09-07 09:26 · NRK (outlet profile)
FN: Minst 23 døde i interneringsleirer i USA. FNs menneskerettssjef Volker Türk sier minst 23 personer så langt i år har dødd mens de befant seg i varetekt hos de amerikanske immigrasjonsmyndighetene. Til sammen har FN…
2026-09-07 09:42 · La Croix (outlet profile)
Migrants morts en détention : l’ONU appelle les États-Unis à « rendre des comptes ». Le haut-commissaire de l’ONU Volker Türk a interpellé lundi 7 janvier les États-Unis après la mort de 23 migrants en détention depuis…
2026-09-07 09:50 · Clarín (outlet profile)
La ONU exige a EEUU rendir cuentas por la muerte de 23 migrantes bajo custodia en 2026. La ONU exige a EE.UU. rendir cuentas por las muertes de migrantes bajo custodia y detener deportaciones a países inseguros. Se repo…
2026-09-07 09:56 · Malay Mail (outlet profile)
UN demands accountability after 23 deaths in US immigration custody. GENEVA, Sept 7 — The United Nations rights chief on Monday demanded accountability for swelling numbers of deaths...
2026-09-07 10:09 · Le Monde (outlet profile)
Après la mort de 23 migrants détenus aux Etats-Unis, l’ONU exige que Washington « rende des comptes ». Une cinquantaine de détenus sont morts dans les centres de rétention de l’ICE depuis le retour de Donald Trump à la…
2026-09-07 10:19 · RTÉ News (outlet profile)
UN chief demands accountability over migrant deaths in US. UN human rights chief Volker Turk has demanded accountability after four more people died in US immigration custody.
2026-09-07 10:24 · Euronews (outlet profile)
UN rights chief urges 'accountability' after 23 die in US immigration custody in 2026. A joint report by Human Rights Watch and Physicians for Human Rights in June said that the rate of people dying in ICE custody has r…
2026-09-07 11:32 · UOL (outlet profile)
ONU exige 'responsabilização' após mortes de 23 migrantes sob custódia nos Estados Unidos. O Alto Comissário da ONU para os Direitos Humanos exigiu nesta segunda-feira (7) que os Estados Unidos prestem contas pelas mort…
2026-09-07 12:20 · TalCual (outlet profile)
ONU pide a EEUU detener expulsión de inmigrantes a países donde pueden correr peligro. El alto comisionado cuestionó los planes para dotar a los agentes de inmigración de EEUU de guantes capaces de administrar descargas…
2026-09-07 12:32 · BFMTV (outlet profile)
Migrants morts en détention aux États-Unis: "Il faudra rendre des comptes pour ces morts", exhorte Volker Türk. Volker Türk, Haut-Commissaire des Nations unies aux droits de l'homme, s'est exprimé ce lundi 7 septembre d…
2026-09-07 13:02 · El Economista (outlet profile)
La ONU exige a EU rendir cuentas por la muerte de 23 migrantes bajo custodia en 2026. El Alto Comisionado de la ONU para los derechos humanos exigió este lunes a Estados Unidos que rinda cuentas por las crecientes muert…
2026-09-07 17:32 · South China Morning Post (outlet profile)
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 Washi…
2026-09-07 20:49 · El Nacional (outlet profile)
La ONU insta a EE UU a suspender la expulsión de migrantes a destinos que representen un peligro para su integridad. El alto comisionado Volker Türk exige garantías procesales en las deportaciones a terceros países y de…

Factual core

The UN demanded that the United States account for the death of 23 migrants under custody in 2026.
The demand was issued in response to the deaths of migrants in US custody.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on the US to stop deportations to countries where people face irreparable harm.
Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, spoke on September 7 from Geneva.
The UN made the demand on Monday, September 7.
The UN demand for accountability is a response to the deaths.
About 50 detainees have died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers since Donald Trump's return to the White House in January 2025.

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