ICE reports 18th detainee death in 2026, putting agency on track for new record

Deaths in ICE custody set to hit new record this year 01:40

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday reported the 18th death of an individual in its custody so far this year, putting the agency on track to record a new all-time high in detainee deaths if the grim trend continues.

A 33-year-old man from Cuba died at an ICE detention center in Georgia on Tuesday, the agency said in a notification to Congress and a public press release. ICE said Denny Adan Gonzalez was found unresponsive in his cell at the privately operated Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia, late Tuesday. The agency described the suspected cause of death as suicide and said its investigation is ongoing.

The reported suicide is the 18th ICE detainee death in the first four months of 2026. Last year, ICE recorded 31 detainee deaths, a two-decade high that nearly surpassed the all-time record set in 2004, when 32 deaths were reported.

ICE said Gonzalez first entered the U.S. in May 2019 at an official port of entry along the Texas border, but that he was deported the following year. The agency said he reentered the country illegally in 2022 and was subsequently released by U.S. immigration officials.

In December, ICE said Gonzalez was arrested by local officials in Charlotte, North Carolina, on assault and domestic violence charges, prompting the federal agency to take him into custody in January. He had been in ICE custody ever since, ICE added.

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The sharp increase in ICE detainee deaths over the past year has coincided with the Trump administration's nationwide deportation blitz. The controversial crackdown has led ICE to hold record numbers of detainees in its custody while it tries to deport them.

Earlier this year, ICE's detention population soared to more than 70,000 people. That number has decreased since the Trump administration scaled back its aggressive operations in major cities like Minneapolis amid bipartisan outcry. But the detention population still stood around 60,000 last month, higher than under any prior administration.

Even after accounting for the number of people in detention each year, 2025 had the highest death rate — 5.6 people per 10,000 detainees — since 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, according to a CBS News analysis of government data.

Those who have died in ICE custody this year include an Afghan refugee who worked alongside American military forces in Afghanistan and a Mexican teenager. The agency said the detainees had been previously arrested by local officials on an array of charges including theft, fraud and resisting an officer.

As the Trump administration has greatly expanded ICE's detention apparatus, reports of substandard conditions, including overcrowding, inadequate medical care and insufficient food, have emerged throughout the country.

ICE has consistently denied allegations of poor conditions in its detention facilities, and when it announces new detainee deaths, the agency issues similar defenses of its treatment of those in custody.

"ICE is committed to ensuring that all those in custody reside in safe, secure, and humane environments," the agency said Friday. "Comprehensive medical care is provided from the moment individuals arrive and throughout their stay."

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Spirit nearly done processing customer refunds after shutdown

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Spirit Airlines Shutters Overnight After Failure to Secure a Buyout

NEW YORK, May 3 (Reuters) - ‌Spirit Airlines said ‌on Sunday it had ​almost completed refunding passengers and returning its crew to their home ‌bases ⁠following its decision to cease operations ⁠over the weekend.

Most customers who booked ​with credit ​or ​debit cards ‌were refunded by Saturday evening, with a small percentage still being processed, the company said.

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A ‌final group ​of about ​1,500 ​crew members was ‌rebased over the ​weekend.

Other ​airlines have offered discounted rescue fares ​for ‌stranded passengers.

(Reporting by Sabrina ​Valle; Editing by ​Cynthia Osterman)

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Pierce Brosnan undergoes striking transformation as famous boxing trainer in new drama “Giant”

The new trailer for Giant has been released.

Key Points

• Pierce Brosnan plays boxing trainer Brendan Ingle in the true story.

• Amie El-Masry stars as Naseem Hamed, the champion boxer whom Ingle trains.

Pierce Brosnantransforms in the new trailer for the boxing dramaGiant.

Based on a true story, theSylvester Stallone–produced sports film stars Brosnan as famed Irish trainer Brendan Ingle, and the 72-year-old is almost unrecognizable in the latest look atGiant.

The project from writer-director Rowan Athale tracks the relationship between Ingle and prizefighter Naseem Hamed (Amir El-Masry), whom Ingle helped raise from the streets of Sheffield, England, to become a world champion.

The trailer acknowledges the wave of racism that the British-Yemeni boxer dealt with during his run to the top of the sport. "They hate you because you're different," Ingle tells a young Hamed. "Embrace it."

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“I think the story of Naz and Brendan teaches us to have courage and belief in yourself,”Brosnan toldThe Independent. “With a good heart, good mind, good passion, and good discipline, you can do anything you choose to do. I was lucky to start my life as an actor in community theatre in Brixton, south London. And once I found that, I found a home, and great strength. I’m hopingGiantwill inspire some lads and lasses, too.”

Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with ourEW Dispatch newsletter.

The James Bond actor has been amidst a bit of a renaissance of late, starring in Steven Soderbergh'sBlack Bag, Christopher Columbus'The Thursday Murder Club, and Guy Ritchie's hit crime seriesMobLand. Brosnan will return as mobster Conrad Harrigan in season 2 ofMobLand, and he'll also be seen in the upcomingCliffhangerreboot. Just don't ask him who's going to bethe next Bond!

Giantreleases May 22 in the U.S.

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Fire breaks out in a lab building on a University of South Florida campus

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A fire broke out Saturday evening at a lab building on the University of South Florida campus in St. Petersburg, prompting an evacuation, authorities said.

South Florida Marine Lab Fire

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The fire sent plumes of billowing gray smoke from the marine science laboratory building. No injuries had been reported, university police and the local fire department said. The cause of the fire remained under investigation.

University police said more information would be released as it became available.

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‘Fire Country’ Cuts Episode Count for Season 5 After Showrunner Change and Cast Exits

Fire Countryis going througha massive changewhen it returns for season 5.

The CBS drama received a 13-episode order, which is down from its usual 20 episodes. It is joiningNCIS: OriginsandNCIS: Sydney— andMatlock— as shows with a reduced episode order.Deadlinereported that the change comes after the network expanded its scripted roster for the fall 2026 TV season.

Fire Country, which premiered in 2022, follows inmate Bode (Max Thieriot) as he attempts to shorten his prison sentence by volunteering for the California Conservation Camp Program. By the third season, Bode is out of prison and determined to prove himself at Cal Fire.

The hit series previouslywent through a shakeupwhen news broke in April 2025 that budget cuts led toBilly BurkeandStephanie Arcila's exits. (Burke has yet to address his departure.)

Which ‘Fire Country’ Stars Are — And Aren’t — Returning for Season 5 After Cast Exits Over Budget Cuts?

"I had no idea ever. But at the same time, I know that this is the nature of the industry that I'm in, and I have accepted the flow of release and acceptance throughout my journey and knowing that when one door closes, another one always opens," Arcila exclusively toldUs Weeklyin April 2025. "We have this beautiful eternal door of revolving desires in what we love in life. I believe that if we put resistance towards that, sometimes it stops us from fulfilling other things that we love."

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ShowrunnerTia Napolitano, meanwhile, defended the decision.

"It's a fire show. Anyone can go at any time," she toldUsin October 2025. "But in terms of losing people, we're also adding some really fun guest cast. It's a revolving door of people from Sharon's past and new faces that are exciting to bring conflict and secrets and twists and turns."

Napolitanoteased how the showwill have to balance "really spicing it up" while still walking a "fine line" of paying tribute to the loss.

"What we've done is really thread the needle of honoring — especially Vince — because Gabriella is gone, but she's gone to a happy and successful life. She's still out there. But we really walk this line of honoring Vince while also finding hope rather quickly," she noted. "Looking forward, the theme of the season is rising from the ashes and recovery."

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Napolitano continued: "How do you recover from something like this? And we're really going to see everybody rise to the occasion, in celebration of Vince, of his life and in honoring the sacrifice that he made."

Napolitano has since exit the show andwon't be returning for season 5.

"I am beyond proud of the past four seasons of Fire Country," she said in a January statement. "All of my gratitude to our cast, crew, writers, producers, fans, and of course CBS and CBS Studios. It's been a beautiful ride!"

Fire Countryreturns to CBS on Fridays at 9 p.m. ET. New episodes will be streaming the next day on Paramount+.

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Trump addresses rumors of 'The Apprentice' reboot hosted by Donald Jr.

PresidentDonald Trump's reality TV days are long done, but his eldest son's on-screen era could just be starting.

The president responded to rumors that his son,Donald Trump Jr., 48, could succeed Trump not in the White House but in a reboot of the hit series "The Apprentice."

Speculation that his son could host a new version of the series was brought up to the president at the Oval Office on April 30, who said, "I've been hearing that."

"He's a good guy. He'd be probably good. He's got a little charisma going, you'd need a little charisma for that," he told reporters.

He confirmed that the rumors were on his radar, adding, "Yeah, they told me about it. We'll see."

USA TODAY has reached out to the Trump Organization, whereDonald Trump Jr.serves as executive vice president, for comment.

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The original business competition series, which aired from 2004 to 2017, followed 16 contestants vying for a job as they competed in business-related challenges to dodge Trump's catchphrase "You're fired." The show helped boost Trump to celebrity status long before he even considered running for office.

Kai Trump, President Donald Trump's oldest granddaughter, has carved out a lane for herself in the family. Whether it's golfing alongside some of the world's top professional golfers or at one of Donald Trump's courses, playing for her school or working alongside her political family, see her life in photos from childhood to now.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stands with his wife Melania Trump (center left) and from right, Donald Trump's children: Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Tiffany Trump. In the front row are Kai Trump and Donald Trump III, children of Donald Trump Jr. on April 21, 2016 in New York City. The family appeared at an NBC Town Hall at the Today Show.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Donald Trump Jr. (C) and Vanessa Trump, center, watch as the Trump grandchildren, including Kai Madison Trump, take part in the 2018 Easter egg roll. Barron Trump is at right.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Donald Trump hugs his granddaughter Kai Trump after their round in the Pro-Am tournament before the LIV Golf series at Trump National Doral.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Kai Trump hits a drive during the Pro-Am tournament before the 2022 LIV Golf series at Trump National Doral.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Donald Trump and Kai Trump during the Pro-Am tournament before the LIV Golf series at Trump National Doral on Oct. 27, 2022 in Miami, Fla.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Donald Trump’s grandchildren, from left, Chloe, Spencer, Kai, and Donald Trump III, and Kimberly Guilfoyle’s son Ronan Anthony Villency listen as Donald Trump delivers his nomination acceptance speech during the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Donald Trump Jr. is seen on stage with his former wife Vanessa Trump, left, and daughter Kai Madison Trump during the third day of the Republican National Convention at Fiserv Forum.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Donald Trump Jr. listens as his daughter Kai Madison Trump speaks during the third day of the Republican National Convention at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis., July 17, 2024.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Donald Trump stands with family, including Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Kai Trump, Donald Trump III, Kimberly Guilfoyle, during the third day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at Fiserv Forum.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Kai Madison Trump speaks to the media on board Air Force One on the way to West Palm Beach, Florida, April 13, 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Kai Trump (L) and Tiger Woods arrive to the course during the final round of The Genesis Invitational 2025 at Torrey Pines Golf Course on Feb. 16, 2025 in La Jolla, Calif. The 15-time major winner announced his relationship with Vanessa Trump, ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr., in 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Kai Trump reacts to her putt on No. five during the first round of the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley Golf Club on March 19, 2025 in Graniteville, South Carolina.

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See Kai Trump's golf career and appearances with Trump family

Kai Trump, President Donald Trump's oldest granddaughter, has carved out a lane for herself in the family. Whether it's golfing alongside some of the world's top professional golfers or at one of Donald Trump's courses, playing for her school or working alongside her political family, see her life in photos from childhood to now.

Several spinoffs of the original show followed suit, including "The Celebrity Apprentice," "The Ultimate Merger" and "The Apprentice: Martha Stewart."

Donald Trump Jr. appeared on the original series as an advisor alongside two of the president's other children, Ivanka Trump and Eric Trump.

All seven seasons of the show were added to Amazon Prime Video's catalog in March 2025.

Contributing: Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY

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Trump administration argues Iran war effectively ‘terminated’ before 60-day deadline for congressional approval

Just hours before a crucial deadline,the Trump administrationhas argued thewar in Iranhas been effectively “terminated” under the ongoing ceasefire.

Under the War Powers Resolution,President Donald Trumpfaced a 60-day clock — set to expire Friday — to eitherend the war in Iran or secure congressional approval to continue. Now, a senior administration official tells theAssociated Pressthe U.S. and Iran haven’t exchanged fire since April 7, and that the hostilities have been “terminated.”

A U.S. official also toldReuters: "For War Powers Resolution purposes, the hostilities that began on Saturday, February ​28, have terminated.”

Earlier Thursday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth argued the 60-day clock was paused under the ceasefire.

“We are in a ceasefire right now, which our understanding means the 60-day clock pauses or stops in a ceasefire,” he said during aSenate Armed Services Committee hearing.

“I do not believe the statute would support that,” Democratic Senator Tim Kaine replied. “I think the 60 days runs maybe tomorrow, and it’s going to pose a really important legal question for the administration there.”

Senate Democrats also tried — and failed — for a sixth time to end the Iran war by forcing a War Powers Resolution vote Thursday.

“After two months of war, 13 service members’ lives lost, and billions of dollars squandered, it is time we recognized that the price we have paid is already too high. We must say no to this unauthorized war of choice,” Democratic Senator Adam Schiff said in astatement.

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Republican Senators Susan Collins and Rand Paul joined nearly every Democrat in supporting the measure.

“The Constitution gives Congress an essential role in decisions of war and peace, and the War Powers Act establishes a clear 60-day deadline for Congress to either authorize or end U.S. involvement in foreign hostilities,” Collins said in astatement. “That deadline is not a suggestion; it is a requirement.”

Still, many Republicans continue to defend Trump’s war with Iran. The president has “the right to use the military to defend the freedom of this country,” Republican Senator Rick Scott toldCNN’s Kaitlan CollinsThursday night.

When pressed about the cost of the war, Scott replied: "How do you put a price tag on limiting somebody’s ability to kill you?”

The president has also claimed the U.S. “already won” the war with Iran.

“We’ve already won, but I want to win by a bigger margin,” Trump toldNewsmax’s Greta Van SusterenThursday.

“But we have. We have destroyed their navy, destroyed their air force, destroyed all of their — if you look at their anti-aircraft equipment, their radar equipment, their leadership, their leadership is destroyed,” he continued.

The Independenthas requested comment from the White House.

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