3 People Die in ICE Custody in April as Conditions Worsen in Immigration Jails

[Bernardo de La Paz]

Source: TruthOut.org +

At least seven people have died while incarcerated by ICE since Trump’s term began.

By Mike Ludwig , Truthout
Published May 4, 2025

The Trump administration has created a human rights crisis with its draconian, made-for-TV campaign of mass deportation. As arrests ramp up across the country, three people died inside immigration jails and detention centers in April alone, bringing the total number of people to die in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody since Trump returned to office to at least seven, according to the Detention Watch Network and media reports.

Brayan Garzón-Rayo, a 27-year-old man from Colombia who lived with his family in St. Louis, died on April 8 at the Phelps County Jail in Missouri, where the local sheriff contracts with ICE to incarcerate immigrants. Nhon Nguc Nguyen, 55, from Vietnam, died on April 16 after spending two months in ICE custody. He was being held at the El Paso Processing Center in Texas.

Democrats in Congress are demanding answers following the death of Marie Ange Blaise, a 44-year-old citizen of Haiti, who died on April 25 at the Broward Transitional Center in Pompano Beach, Florida, after several weeks of being shuffled between immigration jails in Louisiana, Florida and Puerto Rico.

Speaking on the House floor Wednesday, Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Democrat from Florida and the only Haitian member of Congress, questioned whether ICE provided Blaise with adequate medical care as required by law. “Marie had been complaining about chest pain for hours,” said Cherfilus-McCormick, who called for a transparent investigation into Blaise’s death. “They gave her some pills and told her to go lie down. Unfortunately, Marie never woke up. Her loved ones deserve answers. They deserve accountability.”


Read more: https://truthout.org/articles/3-people-die-in-ice-custody-in-april-as-conditions-worsen-in-immigration-jails/

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to milestogo: https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016404018

Well sourced with links in the article.

[Wonder Why]

1. Every time you see an ICE person, ask them this question

How would you like to be remembered by your descendants and others in future generations - as one who obeyed orders or one who helped to promote American democracy? Remember, at Nuremberg, they hung generals who said they were just following orders!

[maxsolomon]

5. When will I "see an ICE person"?

Have you ever seen "an ICE person", much less got that entire question/statement out?

[Wonder Why]

6. Try coming back into the country, driving within 40 miles of the border or just waiting until they harass you or

someone else you care about in your presence.

[maxsolomon]

7. I see CPB at the border.

I'll just go with your last scenario.

[Martin68]

2. The Gulag, concentration camps, midnight arrests and imprisonment without trial. Crimes against humanity.

[malaise]

3. Human rights violations

on steroids

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Up and down the line. . . . nt