Died in immigration detentionHeld by ICE
Jose Alberto Martinez
Jose Alberto Martinez, 47, died on July 28, 2004, while held in immigration custody at Hampton Roads Regional Jail in Portsmouth, Virginia. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lists sepsis as the cause of death. It does not say how his illness developed or how it was treated in custody.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. ICE said he died of sepsis.
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.