Gourgen Mirimanian
Gourgen Mirimanian, a 54-year-old Armenian man, died on April 10, 2018, while held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, about 44 miles south of Dallas. The Texas Tribune reported that he was found unresponsive in his bunk. ICE attributed his death to hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and classified it as natural. Attorneys and whistleblowers said security footage of his last hours was missing or unclear, and ICE officials later reported that some crucial video was not retained.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). ICE says he died of hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, while attorneys and whistleblowers say security footage of his last hours was missing or unclear.
Reported by: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (the agency that held him); attorneys and whistleblowers.