Died in immigration detentionHeld by ICE

Guillermo Pascual Verganza

43 years old · died October 24, 2026 · Otay Mesa Detention Center, San Diego County, California

Guillermo Pascual Verganza, 43, a Guatemalan citizen, died at the Otay Mesa detention center in San Diego, California, on October 24, 2026, while held in immigration custody, according to the Michigan Advance. The report describes him as the most recent person to die in ICE custody at the time it was published. It gives no cause of death and no account of the circumstances.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Source

Outside Michigan ICE detention center, activists mourn the dead and demand change Michigan Advance, November 2, 2026

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