Claim:During former U.S. President Barack Obama's eight years in office, 67 people in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement died. The posts also did not acknowledge that at least 74 people in ICE custody have died during Trump's five years in office, as of publication. https://www.facebook.com/ShaneMBouvet/posts/pfbid02YgQFCb3TbGSMyX5ccY314C7Zc8BGwtwyy8JNHysZ3uHkQBDbH25jp3JypQeRBFZJlAdvertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementSnopes readers wrote in asking us to investigate the claim that 67 people died while in ICE custody during Obama's administration. According to the table, there were indeed 67 people who died while in ICE custody during that period. Using that figure as an average over a full eight-year term produced an estimate of 64 deaths in ICE custody.

Source: The Guardian February 09, 2026 12:01 UTC