Died in immigration detentionHeld by ICE
Carlos Ernesto Escobar-Mejia
Carlos Ernesto Escobar-Mejia, 57, died on May 6, 2020, while held in immigration custody at Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego, California. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said he died of complications from COVID-19. The agency's statement is the only account of his death that has been recorded so far.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. ICE attributed the death to complications due to COVID-19.
Reported by: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.