Former senior ICE official says rush for numbers is causing deaths

A former acting chief of staff at ICE says a rush to hire officers and pressure to hit detention targets is contributing to fatal mistakes. Al Jazeera English reports the official's account, which raises questions about oversight amid the agency's expanded enforcement push. ICE, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, is the U.S. body responsible for detention and deportation operations.

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