Deaths in Custody
Died in immigration detentionHeld by ICE

Jorge Lazano-Blanco

51 years old · died June 3, 2006 · Federal Medical Center Springfield, Springfield, Missouri

Jorge Lazano-Blanco, 51, died on June 3, 2006, while held in immigration custody at Springfield Federal Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lists the cause of death as severe emphysema. The agency's record is the only account available, and it does not describe his family or other personal details. No other accounts of the death were found to compare with the agency's claim.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. ICE claims he died of severe emphysema.

Reported by: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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