Died in jail or a lockupHeld by ICE
Ana Romero Rivera
Ana Romero Rivera was a 44-year-old woman from El Salvador who worked as a cleaner. She was being held in immigration custody at a county jail in Frankfort, Kentucky, when she was found hanged in an isolation cell in August 2008. Federal officials disagree over whether she was legally in their custody when she died. Her death does not appear on ICE's latest list of deaths in detention, according to the reporting.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The article reports she was found hanged in an isolation cell at a Frankfort, Kentucky county jail while awaiting deportation, but it does not say who ruled the death a suicide.
Reported by: news reports.
Custody: In immigration detention.