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19-Year-Old Immigrant Dies in Custody, Raises Alarm

3/20/2026

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Royer Perez Jimenez, 19, a Mexican national, died at Glades Detention Center in Florida, the youngest immigration custody death in U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term.
The death is presumed a suicide.
The death raises this year’s immigrant death toll to 13.
The Mexican foreign ministry requested investigation documents.
ICE stated Perez Jimenez was in custody for felony fraud and had previously reentered the U.S. illegally, emphasizing humane treatment and medical care for detainees.

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Royer Perez Jimenez, 19, a Mexican national, died at Glades Detention Center in Florida, the youngest immigration custody death in U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term.
The death is presumed a suicide.
The death raises this year’s immigrant death toll to 13.
The Mexican foreign ministry requested investigation documents.
ICE stated Perez Jimenez was in custody for felony fraud and had previously reentered the U.S. illegally, emphasizing humane treatment and medical care for detainees.