Died in immigration detentionHeld by ICE
Irene Bamenga
Irene Bamenga, 29, died on July 27, 2011, while held in immigration detention at the Albany County Jail in Albany, New York, under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. ICE listed the cause of death as cardiomyopathy, a disease of the heart muscle. The agency's listing is the only account of her death in the available records, and no family statements or outside findings have been recorded.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. ICE attributed the death to cardiomyopathy, a heart disease.
Reported by: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.