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Latest revision as of 19:21, 10 July 2026

Isidro Perez
1 — medical neglect (cardiac; reported chest pains, prior unstable angina)Killed
Date
2025-06-26
State
Florida
Location
Krome SPC (Medical Housing Unit), Miami, FL (died at HCA Kendall Hospital)
Agencies
ICE
Operation
Death in immigration detention / custody
Status
Family and advocates questioned care and detention of a 75-year-old; some early reporting framed it as a suicide attempt, which ICE contradicted.
Verification
source confidence: high
Key sources

Isidro Perez (75, Cuba) died on 2025-06-26 while in the custody of ICE, in Krome SPC (Medical Housing Unit), Miami, FL (died at HCA Kendall Hospital). In the U.S. ~60 years; arrested June 5 in Key Largo; reported chest pains, received AED/CPR, transported and pronounced 8:42 p.m.

Official account

ICE press release said Cuban national died in ICE custody; cause under investigation.

What is documented

  • Person: Isidro Perez, age 75; Cuba.
  • Location: Krome SPC (Medical Housing Unit), Miami, FL (died at HCA Kendall Hospital).
  • Agency: ICE.
  • Cause: medical neglect (cardiac; reported chest pains, prior unstable angina).
  • Circumstance: In the U.S. ~60 years; arrested June 5 in Key Largo; reported chest pains, received AED/CPR, transported and pronounced 8:42 p.m.

Scrutiny of the official account

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

  • Status / dispute: Family and advocates questioned care and detention of a 75-year-old; some early reporting framed it as a suicide attempt, which ICE contradicted.

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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