Deaths in Custody
Died in immigration detentionHeld by ICE

Pedro Juan Tavarez

49 years old · died October 19, 2009 · Suffolk County House of Corrections, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Pedro Juan Tavarez, 49, died on October 19, 2009, while held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Suffolk County House of Corrections in Boston, Massachusetts. ICE lists heart failure as the cause of death. No circumstances beyond ICE's listing are reported.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. ICE reported the cause of death as heart failure.

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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