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Teen Dies in ICE Custody, Investigation Underway Amid Abuse Claims

3/19/2026

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Royer Perez-Jimenez, a 19-year-old Mexican national, died in ICE custody at the Glades County Detention Center on March 16, 2025.
ICE reported the death as a presumed suicide.
The official cause remains under investigation.
He was found unconscious by a detention officer and pronounced dead shortly after emergency services arrived.
His death is the youngest ICE custody fatality since January 2025 amid ongoing allegations of abuse at the detention center.

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Royer Perez-Jimenez, a 19-year-old Mexican national, died in ICE custody at the Glades County Detention Center on March 16, 2025.
ICE reported the death as a presumed suicide.
The official cause remains under investigation.
He was found unconscious by a detention officer and pronounced dead shortly after emergency services arrived.
His death is the youngest ICE custody fatality since January 2025 amid ongoing allegations of abuse at the detention center.