Deaths in Custody
Died in immigration detentionHeld by ICE

Juan Luis Boch-Paniagua

36 years old · died June 1, 2016 · Jena/LaSalle Detention Facility, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Juan Luis Boch-Paniagua, 36, died on June 1, 2016, while held in immigration detention at the Jena/LaSalle Detention Facility in Jefferson, Louisiana. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement attributed his death to gastrointestinal hemorrhages and cirrhosis of the liver, along with emphysema and lung granulomas that the agency said were consistent with tuberculosis. The agency's published account is the only source describing the death, and it has not been disputed in the material available.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. ICE attributed his death to gastrointestinal hemorrhages and cirrhosis of the liver, with emphysema and granulomas in the lungs consistent with tuberculosis.

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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