Deaths in Custody
Died in immigration detentionHeld by ICE

Raudel Carlos-Cortez

22 years old · died October 3, 2006 · Mira Loma Detention Center, Los Angeles County, California

Raudel Carlos-Cortez, 22, died on October 3, 2006, while held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Mira Loma Detention Center in Lancaster, California. ICE listed the cause of death as asphyxia. The source gives no family statements, manner of death, or account of the circumstances.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement listed the cause of death as asphyxia, with no manner of death given.

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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