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Teenager Dies in ICE Detention in South Florida (www.miaminewtimes.com)
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cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/43680110

Royer Perez-Jimenez, a 19-year-old from Mexico, died on March 16 at the Glades County Detention Center — a county jail on the western shore of Lake Okeechobee that has long housed immigrant detainees and been the subject of allegations of abuse. According to ICE, Perez “died of a presumed suicide,” although his official cause of death remains under investigation.

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At least 36 people have died in ICE custody since January 2025, according to ICE.

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[–] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 hours ago

Further "presumed suicides" are scheduled for the next 10-days. They can't plan any further ahead as the collective intelligence doesn't go as far as removing their boots and socks to count higher than 10 .........