 But at the time, ICE officials weren't saying much. ICE stands for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It's the government agency that is charged with detaining and deporting immigrants. And remember that acronym because it's going to come up a lot during this episode. All they had said was that a man died inside the Eloy detention center because of unknown causes. Then weeks later, ICE released another statement saying that a medical examiner ruled Jose's death a suicide. Hi there.