## ICE will stop reporting deaths of newly released detainees

Authored by abcnews.com

Outside the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, run by the U.S. prison-operating company, CoreCivic, on March 1, 2026, in Dilley Texas (Photo by Laura Brett/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images).

The policy, issued during the Biden administration, directed the agency to review and report all detainee fatalities, including those that occurred post-release.

"Under this updated policy, when an individual is no longer in ICE custody then ICE will no longer be responsible for monitoring or reviewing deaths that may occur," a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security told ABC News in a statement.

ICE is not responsible when an individual passes away weeks after leaving their custody.".

There have been 49 deaths in ICE custody since the start of the second Trump administration, according to lawmakers.

On Thursday, the DHS spokesperson told ABC News that ICE "remains committed to transparency regarding detainee deaths. »

### Data reveals Irish alumina factory exporting more product to Russia than government claimed

Authored by kyivindependent.com

The new data undermines Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin's arguments against sanctioning the plant, Ireland's only producer of alumina, in the EU's next package of sanctions against Russia.

Previously, Martin said restrictions on Aughinish Alumina would cause more harm to the EU than to Russia.

But in the first quarter of 2026, 83% of Ireland's alumina exports went to Russia, according to figures obtained by the Irish Times. »

### Priest removed as exorcist after his comments on UFOs and demons

Authored by nbcnews.com

The Catholic archbishop of Washington, D.C., Cardinal Robert McElroy, on Wednesday removed a well-known priest as an exorcist of the archdiocese after he made public comments suggesting that UFO sightings were the work of demons.

The archbishop said Rossetti’s statements “linking UFOs to demonic presence and the Center’s recent use of social media gravely undermine the Church’s very precise teaching on the devil, demons and exorcism.”.

“It’s my personal belief that probably many if not most of these UFO sightings are in fact demons,” Rossetti added. »

### Radio scans find no alien tech from the latest interstellar comet

Authored by apnews.com

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The group leading the charge in the search for extraterrestrial life has given the all clear: An interstellar comet looks to be completely natural and free of any alien tech.

The SETI Institute said Wednesday that extensive radio scans by its telescope in Northern California found no signs of otherworldly technology from our solar system’s latest interstellar visitor.

SETI said it conducted more than seven hours of observations in July soon after the comet was discovered, searching through a wide range of radio signals. »

### Man, 25, dies in glue tragedy after failing to find condom

Authored by au.news.yahoo.com

A man has died after using a strong glue to 'seal his penis' because he didn't have a condom.

Local police say Salman Mirza, 25, was high on drugs when he used the epoxy adhesive on his genitals due to not having a condom. »

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