Nebane Abienwi was being detained at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego, according to an ICE news release. He was transferred to ICE custody on Sept. 19, according to ICE. Physicians identified the cause of Abienwi’s death as brain death secondary to basal ganglia hemorrhage, ICE said. Eight inmates died in ICE custody in fiscal year 2019, according to a review of news releases on the agency’s website. The last person to die in ICE custody was a 37-year-old Mexican national who had been in custody at the McHenry County Adult Correctional Facility in Woodstock, Ill. Roberto Rodriguez-Espinoza died Sept. 10 at a hospital, after being placed into ICE custody on Sept. 3.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 03, 2019 16:18 UTC