ICE hasn't paid any 3rd party provider of healthcare for detainees since October:

[applegrove]

The population of migrants held at ICE facilities has exploded. Under the law, ICE is required to provide necessary medical care for this population.

ICE often uses third-party providers. ICE, however, has not paid any third-party providers for medical care for detainees since October 3, 2025.

— Popular Information (@popular.info) 2026-01-21T00:55:21.387Z

[Skittles]

1. "cruel and unusual punishment", anyone?

[haele]

2. Wait, they used the Government shutdown as a reason not to pay third party...

And never resumed it once the government came back to work?
Hell, the first thing our budget folks did as soon as we started back up was go down the priority lists to get all required services back up and running.
Maintenance for detainees your organization is responsible for awaiting process (due or otherwise) is not as high a priority as purchasing high end private jets to jaunt around like a cosplay movie villain?

[applegrove]

3. The VA's services were cancelled by the VA. Don't think it had to do with the shut down.

Some Republican was looking into whether VA services to ICE detainees was taking service away from veterans. The VA cancelled their services to ICE on October 3rd.

[struggle4progress]

4. ICE is a "Nacht und Nebel" organization

If they kill you, there's no investigation