Deaths in Custody
Died in immigration detentionHeld by ICE

Victor Ramirez-Reyes

56 years old · died September 26, 2011 · Elizabeth Contract Detention Facility, Union County, New Jersey

Victor Ramirez-Reyes, 56, died on September 26, 2011, while held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Elizabeth Contract Detention Facility in Elizabeth, New Jersey. ICE reported his cause of death as hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, a form of heart and blood vessel disease linked to high blood pressure.

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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