US EditionNineteen-year-old Mexican man dies in ICE custody, agency says
Royer Perez-Jimenez is the youngest of 13 immigrants to die in ICE custody in 2026; his death is under investigation amid longstanding abuse allegations at the facility.
- On Monday, 19-year-old Royer Perez-Jimenez died at the Glades County Detention Center in Moore Haven, Florida, with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement stating he "died of a presumed suicide" while the official cause remains under investigation.
- Perez-Jimenez first entered the U.S. in 2022 and received a "voluntary return" to Mexico before illegally reentering on an unknown date; he entered ICE custody February 21 following a January 22 arrest for traffic violations.
- During his intake, Perez-Jimenez "denied any behavioral health issues or concerns," answering "no" to all suicide screening questions, according to ICE records and agency protocols.
- The Glades County Detention Facility has faced years of abuse allegations; in 2022, 17 members of Congress urged its closure, though the Trump administration reopened it for immigration detention in 2025.
- At least 12 immigrants have died in federal custody this year; Austin Kocher, a professor at Syracuse University, warned that "Congress has not launched a single investigation" into detention center conditions.
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