Deaths in Custody
Died in immigration detentionHeld by ICE

Sung Soo Heo

51 years old · died February 16, 2005 · Passaic County Jail, Passaic County, New Jersey

Sung Soo Heo, 51, died on February 16, 2005, while held in immigration detention at the Passaic County Jail in Paterson, New Jersey. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lists 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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