Deaths in Custody
Died in immigration detentionHeld by ICE

Anthony Oluseye Akinyemi

56 years old · died December 21, 2019 · Worcester County Jail, Worcester County, Maryland

Anthony Oluseye Akinyemi, 56, died on December 21, 2019, while held at the Worcester County Jail in Worcester County, Maryland. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which held him in immigration detention, is listed as the agency responsible for his custody. A news report listed suicide as the cause of his death, and that account has not been confirmed by the agency.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. A news report describes the death as a suicide at Worcester County Jail, where he was held for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Reported by: news report.

News reports (2)