Died in immigration detentionHeld by ICE
Nery Romero
Nery Romero, 22, died while held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody at the Bergen County Jail in Hackensack, New Jersey. ICE's death reporting gives the date as February 12, 2007, and lists the cause as asphyxia. A news report gives the date as February 13, 2007, and describes the death as a suicide.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed). A news report says Nery Romero died by suicide, while U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lists his cause of death as asphyxia.
Reported by: news report; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (the agency that held him).