Migrant Deaths in 2025 (ICE Custody)
June 7, 2025 – Jesus Molina‑Veya, 45 (Mexico)
Found unresponsive in his cell at Stewart Detention Center (Georgia); death ruled an apparent suicide by ICE
May 5, 2025 – Abelardo Avellaneda‑Delgado, 68 (Mexico)
Died during transport from Lowndes County Jail to Stewart; suspected aortic aneurysm amid concerns over his failing health and poor oversight
April 25, 2025 – Marie Ange Blaise, 44 (Haiti)
Passed away at Broward Transitional Center in Pompano Beach, Florida
* **April 16, 2025 – Nhon Ngoc Nguyen, 55 (Vietnam)**
Died at Long Term Acute Care Hospital in El Paso, Texas
April 8, 2025 – Brayan Rayo‑Garzon, 27
Found unresponsive at Phelps County Jail in Rolla, Missouri
March 3, 2025 – Juan Alexis Tineo‑Martinez, 44 (Dominican Republic)
Died at Centro Medico Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico
February 20, 2025 – Maksym Chernyak, 44 (Ukraine)
Passed away at HCA Kendall Hospital in Miami, Florida
January 29, 2025 – Serawit Gezahegn Dejene (Ethiopia)
Death details not publicly specified
January 23, 2025 – Genry Ruíz Guillén (Country unspecified)
Death details not publicly specified
June 23, 2025 – Johnny Noviello, 49 (Canada)
Found unresponsive at a Miami detention facility; death under investigation; Canada urging answers ([The Guardian][5]).
Early June 2025 – 75-year-old Cuban man
Died in ICE custody; details limited, reported by ICE and cited by The Guardian
Plus two additional cases in early June
A suspected suicide at Stewart Detention Center
another unreported death
Context & Concerns
Record Deaths & Overcrowding
FY ’25 has seen 13 deaths, surpassing FY ’24’s total of 12 deaths
Facilities & Response Issues
Stewart Detention Center, where several deaths occurred, has limited access to care and delayed 911 responses — a facility spotlighted in a Wired investigation showing severe medical neglect
Advocate Warnings
Human rights groups say skyrocketing deaths reflect systemic failures tied to overcrowding—ICE is at 140% capacity (56,000 detainees)
[1]:"ICE detainee death in Atlanta"
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-detainee-death-atlanta?
[2]:"Deaths at Adult Detention Centers"
https://www.aila.org/deaths-at-adult-detention-centers?
[3]:Detainee Death Reporting - ICE"
https://www.ice.gov/detain/detainee-death-reporting? "
[4]: "LaSalle Detention Center"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaSalle_Detention_Center?
[5]:"Two more Ice deaths put US on track for one of deadliest years in immigration detention"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/30/us-ice-detention-deaths?
[6]:"'They're Not Breathing': Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls"
https://www.wired.com/story/ice-detention-center-911-emergencies?
[7]:"'Ticking time bomb': Ice detainee dies in transit as experts say more deaths likely"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/22/ice-detainee-death-georgia?