Death of Ismael Ayala-Uribe in ICE custody

Ismael Ayala-Uribe

1 — medical (septic shock from infected abscess; heart attack after tachycardia/hypotension)Killed

Date

2025-09-22

State

California

Location

Adelanto ICE Processing Center, CA (died at Victor Valley Global Medical Center, Victorville, CA)

Agencies

ICE

Operation

Death in immigration detention / custody

Status

Family sued for medical neglect / wrongful death.

Verification

source confidence: high

Key sources

• Wikipedia
• AILA

Ismael Ayala-Uribe (39, Mexico) died on 2025-09-22 while in the custody of ICE, in Adelanto ICE Processing Center, CA (died at Victor Valley Global Medical Center, Victorville, CA). Hospitalized from Adelanto, then died.

Official account

ICE-reported death.

What is documented

• Person: Ismael Ayala-Uribe, age 39; Mexico.
• Location: Adelanto ICE Processing Center, CA (died at Victor Valley Global Medical Center, Victorville, CA).
• Agency: ICE.
• Cause: medical (septic shock from infected abscess; heart attack after tachycardia/hypotension).
• Circumstance: Hospitalized from Adelanto, then died.

Scrutiny of the official account

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

• Status / dispute: Family sued for medical neglect / wrongful death.

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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See also

• Category:Deaths by immigration enforcement
• Category:Deaths in immigration detention

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