ICE detainee dies just hours after he was admitted into detention

Lianyong Wei's death marks the 57th death of an immigrant detainee held in the care of the government since the start of President Trump's second term. Twenty-four of those have occurred since Jan. 1.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5311x3540+0+0/resize/5311x3540!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb9%2Fd2%2Fe95a93934bc793e0e48c79b95be7%2Fgettyimages-2255143478.jpg' alt='The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building as seen on January 07, 2026 in Washington, DC.'/><p>Lianyong Wei's death marks the 57th death of an immigrant detainee held in the care of the government since the start of President Trump's second term. Twenty-four of those have occurred since Jan. 1.</p><p>(Image credit: Heather Diehl)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5953128' />