Died in immigration detentionHeld by ICE
Joseph Dantica
Joseph Dantica, 81, died on November 4, 2004, while held in immigration detention at the Krome North Service Processing Center in Miami, Florida, operated under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE's published death report lists acute and chronic pancreatitis as the cause of death. The available record gives no further account of his health or treatment before he died.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). ICE said he died of acute and chronic pancreatitis, while his family's lawsuit says Krome staff failed to give him timely medical care for his illness.
Reported by: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (the agency that held him); his family's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).