Overview
- The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination warned that dehumanizing language by President Trump and other leaders may incite racial discrimination and hate crimes.
- It cited grave concern over systematic racial profiling by immigration officers, saying people perceived as migrants have faced widespread arrests.
- The panel reported at least 675,000 deportations since January 2025 and said the immigration detention population rose from about 40,000 in late 2024 to roughly 73,000 early this year.
- It noted at least eight deaths during recent operations or in ICE custody and flagged inhuman detention conditions, including 29 deaths in 2025 and six in January 2026.
- The committee urged suspension of enforcement operations, including near schools, hospitals and faith-based institutions, and called for impartial investigations and a rights-based policy review, while the White House dismissed the assessment as biased.