ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Since 2018, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) records indicate that Florida has experienced the highest number of deaths involving immigrants in custody in 2025 compared to previous years, with at least six individuals dying while in custody of the federal agency within the state.

According to reports from ICE, one out of every three immigrant deaths in custody, reported so far this year, has occurred in this state. As of Sunday, a total of 18 deaths have been reported nationwide.

To date, ICE has not reported all of the deaths on its website tracker, though, which is supposed to include reports of every fatality incident when someone is in their custody.

The latest case it shows is from Sept. 22 of this year, which excludes the death of Norlan Guzman-F

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