Jean Wilson Brutus
Jean Wilson Brutus, 41, died on December 12, 2025, while held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey. ICE said he had a medical emergency, was taken to University Hospital in Newark, and was pronounced dead there, and it attributed the death to natural causes. Advocates have asked for more information about what happened and why ICE took about a week to announce the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. ICE says Jean Wilson Brutus had a medical emergency and died of natural causes at University Hospital in Newark; advocates are demanding more information about the death and why ICE took about a week to announce it.
Reported by: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (the agency that held him); advocates.