Death by Delay, Disease, and Design

ICE facilities across the U.S. are producing preventable death at scale. Alexandria is just the latest.

In mid-September 2025, The Guardian published a four-month investigation into the ICE staging facility in Alexandria, Louisiana, situated in permanent buildings on airport tarmac. On September 12, the piece revealed that this facility, meant for 72‑hour holds, was routinely keeping people far longer, neglecting medical needs, denying access to legal cou…