Deaths in Custody
Died in immigration detentionHeld by ICE

Name not reported

56 years old · Arizona

A 56-year-old Haitian man held at an immigration detention center in Arizona died in a hospital after going into septic shock, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE announced the death in a press release. NPR's March 2026 report described it as the most recent death in ICE custody at that time.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. ICE said the man died of septic shock after being hospitalized.

Reported by: ICE (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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