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Latest revision as of 19:21, 10 July 2026

Maksym Chernyak
1 — medical (brain bleed/stroke, preliminary)Killed
Date
2025-02-20
State
Florida
Location
Krome North SPC, Miami, FL (died at HCA Kendall Hospital)
Agencies
ICE
Operation
Death in immigration detention / custody
Status
Disputed - advocates (incl. HRW) say staff suspected intoxication and delayed calling 911 ~40+ minutes during a stroke;
Verification
source confidence: high
Key sources

Maksym Chernyak (44, Ukraine) died on 2025-02-20 while in the custody of ICE, in Krome North SPC, Miami, FL (died at HCA Kendall Hospital). Ukrainian humanitarian parolee detained Feb 2 after a battery arrest; hospitalized Feb 18 after vomiting and seizures, died Feb 20.

Official account

ICE press release cited preliminary cause of bleeding from the brain.

What is documented

  • Person: Maksym Chernyak, age 44; Ukraine.
  • Location: Krome North SPC, Miami, FL (died at HCA Kendall Hospital).
  • Agency: ICE.
  • Cause: medical (brain bleed/stroke, preliminary).
  • Circumstance: Ukrainian humanitarian parolee detained Feb 2 after a battery arrest; hospitalized Feb 18 after vomiting and seizures, died Feb 20.

Scrutiny of the official account

Grounded in the sourced record below; this documents the dispute rather than asserting a conclusion.

  • Status / dispute: Disputed - advocates (incl. HRW) say staff suspected intoxication and delayed calling 911 ~40+ minutes during a stroke;.

Unanswered questions

  1. Will the responsible agency release its full records, footage, and the medical examiner's findings?
  2. Was the death preventable — and were required medical or welfare protocols followed?
  3. Will an independent body (not the agency itself) investigate?

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