Died in immigration detentionHeld by ICE
Elias Lopez Ruelas
Elias Lopez Ruelas, 54, died on January 4, 2005, while held in immigration detention at the Eloy Federal Contract Facility in Casa Grande, Arizona, by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE listed the cause of death as cirrhosis of unclear etiology. The available record contains no further details about his life, family, or the circumstances of his final illness, and no other account of his death has been found.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement attributed his death to cirrhosis of unclear etiology.
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.