A Mexican immigrant has died at a detention center outside Los Angeles, marking at least the 14th death in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody since the year began. Security staff at the Adelanto detention center found José Guadalupe Ramos unconscious and unresponsive in his bunk on 25 March, according to an ICE press release. Staff attempted to carry out life-saving procedures, including CPR, then called emergency services, who took Ramos to Victory Valley Global medical center in nearby Victorville. At his medical screening on 24 February, ICE found that Ramos suffered from diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia. The Adelanto detention facility is run as a for-profit enterprise by GEO Group, ICE’s largest private contractor.

Source: The Guardian March 30, 2026 23:10 UTC