Died in immigration detentionHeld by ICE
Ervin Ruiz-Tabares
Ervin Ruiz-Tabares, 24, died on September 25, 2004, while held in immigration detention at the Guaynabo Metropolitan Detention Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement listed asphyxia as the cause of death in its public report of deaths in its custody. The agency's report gives no further account of how the asphyxia occurred.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lists the cause of death as asphyxia.
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.