Gustavo Rivero Napoles
Gustavo Rivero Napoles was 65 and came to the United States from Cuba around age 8. He worked as a welder and raised two daughters, and he told his sister by phone from detention that he did not want to die there. He had stage 4 liver cancer when he was taken into immigration detention, and he was hospitalized in October. He was moved to an intensive care unit in California on the day ICE released him, and died about 48 hours later on October 25, 2026. His family says ICE did not tell them about his hospitalization, and they believe better medical care could have prolonged his life.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). His family says ICE did not tell them about his hospitalization and believes better medical care could have prolonged his life.
Reported by: his family.