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7. ICE stopped paying for detainee medical care

Sun Feb 1, 2026, 10:16 PM

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By Zachary Bynum, Popular Information
January 21, 2026 / 12:00 PM EST / CBS Atlanta

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ATLANTA — As the number of people held in U.S. immigration detention has surged nationwide, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped paying outside medical providers for detainee care, according to newly reported government records — a breakdown that coincides with a Georgia-led Senate investigation documenting dozens of cases of alleged medical neglect inside ICE facilities.

According to reporting by Popular Information, ICE has not paid third-party medical providers for detainee treatment since October 3, 2025, instructing providers to hold all claims until at least April 30, 2026.

The lapse comes as the detained population has ballooned from fewer than 40,000 people in January 2025 to more than 73,000 today ...

http://cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/ice-stopped-paying-for-detainee-medical-care-as-population-surged/

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