Deaths in Custody
Died in immigration detentionHeld by ICE

Romien Jally

56 years old · died September 26, 2020 · Winn Correctional Center, Winn Parish, Louisiana

Romien Jally, 56, died on September 26, 2020, while held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, Louisiana. ICE lists acute respiratory distress syndrome due to COVID-19 as the cause of death. No other accounts of the circumstances of his death have been reviewed.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. ICE said the death was caused by acute respiratory distress syndrome due to COVID-19.

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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