Deaths in Custody
Died in immigration detentionHeld by ICE

Luis Sanchez-Perez

46 years old · died July 15, 2020 · Winn Correctional Center, Winn Parish, Louisiana

Luis Sanchez-Perez, 46, died on July 15, 2020, while held in immigration detention at Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, Louisiana. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said he died of septic shock caused by a pseudomonas infection, which led to cardiopulmonary arrest. The agency's report gives no account of his family or work, and no one has publicly disputed the agency's explanation of his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

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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