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NEW: Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowding. Unpaywalled from @dell.bsky.social and @dmehro.bsky.social:

Content warning: For example, on March 16, a woman identifying herself as a detainee at the Stewart Detention Center in Georgia, called 911. Communication was strained: The dispatcher spoke no Spanish. "I need help,” the woman said. "I need … ayuda." Read more: www.wired.com/story/ice-de...

Weekly calls for 10 ICE sites, including sexual assaults and pregnancy complications. Drop-offs show where records are incomplete. Experts warn 911 call data can mislead: Upticks may reflect better reporting, while dips can signal unreported emergencies. Read more: www.wired.com/story/ice-de...

Immigration detention isn’t supposed to be punitive, says Anthony Enriquez, vice president of advocacy at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. “But the conditions of confinement in detention are so brutal,” he says, “that people have attempted suicide while waiting for their day in court.”

WIRED spoke with immigration attorneys, local migrant advocates, national policy experts, and individuals who have been recently detained or have family currently in ICE custody. Their accounts echoed the data: a system overwhelmed, and at times, seemingly indifferent to medical crises. Read now: