Deaths in Custody
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Sebastian Mejia Vicentes

27 years old · died August 22, 2004 · Hampton Roads Regional Jail, Portsmouth city County, Virginia

Sebastian Mejia Vicentes, 27, died on August 22, 2004, while held in immigration detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Hampton Roads Regional Jail in Portsmouth, Virginia. ICE's official listing gives the cause of death as asphyxia.

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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