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Revision as of 10:25, 9 July 2026

Deaths by immigration enforcement documents people who died during or as a result of U.S. immigration-enforcement activity - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) / Border Patrol, and agents operating under Department of Homeland Security (DHS) operations - since 20 January 2025 (the start of the second Trump administration). It includes people killed by agents' use of force, people who died in immigration detention or custody, and people who died during enforcement operations (e.g. fleeing raids, in pursuit crashes, or as bystanders).

This is a working, sourced record - not a complete or official tally - currently listing 85 documented deaths. Some entries are full incident pages; thinner cases are sourced stubs; a few unnamed cases are listed here only. Ambiguous cases (return-fire deaths, or people killed by external attackers while in custody) are included with a caveat noting the nuance. This category was previously named Deaths by law enforcement.

By type

All documented deaths (chronological)

Sortable. Click a column header to re-sort. Names in black are unnamed cases with no page yet.

Use-of-force killings by agents

Date Person Age Nationality Location Agency Status / notes
2025-01-20 Ophelia Bauckholt - German national (H-1B visa overstay) Coventry / near Newport, Vermont CBP (Border Patrol) Federal investigation; surviving passenger Teresa Youngblut federally charged.
2025-03-15 Ruben Ray Martinez 23 U.S. citizen South Padre Island, Texas ICE (Homeland Security Investigations) Investigated by Texas DPS; grand jury declined to indict. Rep. Joaquin Castro demanded full disclosure.
2025-07-07 Ryan Louis Mosqueda 27 U.S. citizen (Michigan) McAllen, Texas CBP (Border Patrol) Reviewed as an attack on federal officers; no charges against agents.
2025-09-12 Silverio Villegas González 38 Mexican (undocumented; ~20 years in the U.S.) Franklin Park, Illinois ICE Illinois State Police Public Integrity Task Force investigation opened (May 2026); ME ruled homicide; autopsy noted cocaine in system.
2025-12-11 Isaias Sanchez Barboza 31 Mexican citizen near Rio Grande City, Texas CBP (Border Patrol) Under investigation; agent not identified.
2025-12-31 Keith Porter Jr. 43 U.S. citizen Northridge, Los Angeles, California ICE (off-duty officer) California Attorney General investigation sought.
2026-01-07 Renée Nicole Macklin Good 37 U.S. citizen South Minneapolis, Minnesota ICE Multiple investigations; ME homicide ruling; federal probe stalled as of spring 2026.
2026-01-24 Alex Jeffrey Pretti 37 U.S. citizen Whittier neighborhood, Minneapolis, Minnesota CBP (Border Patrol) Investigations ongoing; two agents identified in government records; federal probe stalled as of spring 2026.
2026-07-07 Lorenzo Salgado Araujo 52 Mexican (family says ~35 years in the U.S., seeking a work permit) East Houston, Texas ICE Harris County DA investigating in parallel with the agency; two federal investigations underway.
Date Person Age Nationality Location Agency Status / notes
2025-03-28 Elena Catarina Morales-Chan 29 Mexican Edcouch, Texas CBP / Border Patrol Federal smuggling prosecution ongoing (Vicente Garcia Jr., 18; Jose Alexis Baeze-Combaluzier, 26). Some fatality trackers flag it as "difficult to categorize."
2025-03-28 Unknown (14-year-old boy) (unnamed; no page) 14 Guatemalan Edcouch, Texas CBP / Border Patrol Federal smuggling prosecution ongoing; boy not publicly named.
2025-06-27 Unknown (SUV driver) (unnamed; no page) - unknown near the Rio Grande, Texas CBP / Border Patrol CBP-reported; border-crossing/evasion context, no independent investigation detail.
2025-07-12 Jaime Alanís García 57 Mexican Camarillo, California ICE/CBP (multi-agency raid, Glass House Farms cannabis facility) Family filed a federal court claim alleging unlawful search/seizure and excessive force; DHS disputes that he was pursued. Widely reported as first death of the administration's interior enforcement operations.
2025-08-14 Roberto Carlos Montoya Valdés 52 Guatemalan Monrovia, California ICE Disputed - community groups (NDLON) held vigils and dispute the "not pursued" claim; no charges reported.
2025-09-23 Yahir David Martinez 21 unknown (Brownsville, Texas resident; citizenship not stated) Brownsville, Texas Border Patrol (with Texas DPS) DPS investigating; two occupants detained.
2025-10-12 Manuel Mateo Lopez 22 Mexican El Paso, Texas Border Patrol (El Paso Station, with Texas DPS) El Paso PD investigating; CBP Office of Professional Responsibility reviewing; DHS OIG notified - the no-pursue order is under scrutiny.
2025-10-12 Axel Everado Iquic-Sequen 30 Guatemalan El Paso, Texas Border Patrol (El Paso Station, with Texas DPS) Same review as Lopez case (El Paso PD, CBP OPR, DHS OIG).
2025-10-23 Josué Jose Castro-Rivera 24 Honduran Norfolk, Virginia ICE Reported as at least the second traffic death of someone fleeing ICE since August 2025; no charges against the pickup driver.
2025-12-18 Walter Francisco Cerrato Cabrera 48 Honduran Hopedale, Louisiana U.S. Coast Guard (DHS) - dock immigration sweep Local emergency services recovered the body; press and community scrutiny of the Coast Guard's new immigration-enforcement role.
2026-01-22 Unknown (two migrant passengers, Nogales I-19 crash) (unnamed; no page) - unknown (described as migrants being smuggled) Nogales, Arizona Border Patrol (with Arizona DPS) Driver Adolfo Hernandez Salazar (19) charged with two counts of first-degree murder plus smuggling counts; victims not publicly identified.
2026-01-23 Wael Tarabishi 30 U.S. citizen Arlington / Dallas area, Texas ICE Family attributes death to the caregiver's detention; causal link is indirect/contested. Subject of a Wikipedia article ("Death of Wael Tarabishi").
2026-02-16 Linda Davis 52 U.S. citizen Savannah / Chatham County, Georgia ICE Disputed - Savannah Mayor Van Johnson and Chatham County Commission chair publicly questioned whether the pursuit was necessary.
2026-04-13 Unknown (Brownsville FM 511 rollover victim) (unnamed; no page) - unknown (occupants described as undocumented migrants) Brownsville, Texas CBP / Border Patrol Driver Cynthia Dominique Gonzalez (20) charged with collision involving death and multiple counts of collision involving serious bodily injury; victim unidentified.
2026-05-24 Walter Turner II 43 U.S. citizen Hobe Sound, Florida Border Patrol (initiating agency), then FHP/local police FHP investigating; enforcement nexus is weak/contested (included because trackers list it as a Border-Patrol-initiated pursuit death).

Deaths in ICE/CBP custody

Date Person Age Nationality Location Agency Status / notes
2025-01-23 Genry Donaldo Ruiz-Guillen 29 Honduras Krome North Service Processing Center, Miami, FL ICE Mortality review released; family/advocates dispute care and possible restraint link.
2025-01-29 Serawit Gezahegn Dejene 45 Ethiopia Eloy Detention Center, Eloy, AZ ICE Conditions at Eloy under advocacy scrutiny; family questioned care.
2025-02-20 Maksym Chernyak 44 Ukraine Krome North SPC, Miami, FL ICE Disputed - advocates (incl. HRW) say staff suspected intoxication and delayed calling 911 ~40+ minutes during a stroke;
2025-02-23 Juan Alexis Tineo-Martinez 44 Dominican Republic Centro Medico Hospital, San Juan, Puerto Rico ICE Cause pending PR Forensic Science Institute autopsy.
2025-03-10 Unknown (Mexican woman, Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol) (unnamed; no page) - Mexico Apprehended near Hidalgo, TX; died at South Texas Health System/hospice, McAllen, TX Border Patrol CBP OPR review; DHS OIG notified.
2025-03-29 Unknown (Chinese woman, 52, Yuma Border Patrol Station) (unnamed; no page) 52 China Yuma Border Patrol Station, Yuma, AZ Border Patrol Under CBP OPR and DHS OIG investigation; lawmakers demanded answers over welfare-check failure.
2025-04-08 Brayan Garzon-Rayo 27 Colombia Phelps County Jail, Rolla, MO ICE Autopsy ruled suicide; Colombia's president publicly condemned the U.S.
2025-04-16 Nhon Ngoc Nguyen 55 Vietnam El Paso Processing Center, El Paso, TX ICE Investigation noted; advocacy groups condemned ICE.
2025-04-25 Marie Ange Blaise 44 Haiti Broward Transitional Center, Pompano Beach, FL ICE Disputed - Haitian Bridge Alliance and members of Congress demanded an investigation into denial of care.
2025-05-05 Jorge Abelardo Avelleneda-Delgado 68 Mexico Died during ground transport from Lowndes County Jail ICE Forensic pathologists dispute ICE's timeline; body reportedly cool to touch, inconsistent with stated breathing time; death notice published late.
2025-06-07 Jesus Molina-Veya 45 Mexico Stewart Detention Center, Lumpkin, GA ICE Mexico protested denial of consular access; Sens. Warnock/Ossoff pressed DHS; advocates demanded facility closure.
2025-06-23 Johnny Noviello 49 Canada Bureau of Prisons Federal Detention Center, Miami, FL ICE Complaint alleges a BOP health provider failed to properly assess/treat him; Canada raised concerns.
2025-06-26 Isidro Perez 75 Cuba Krome SPC ICE Family and advocates questioned care and detention of a 75-year-old; some early reporting framed it as a suicide attempt, which ICE contradicted.
2025-07-19 Tien Xuan Phan 55 Vietnam Karnes County Immigration Processing Center, Karnes City, TX ICE Federal investigation underway.
2025-08-05 Chaofeng Ge 32 China Moshannon Valley Processing Center, Philipsburg, PA ICE Disputed - autopsy noted hands and feet bound ("hog-tied" per family attorney), a detail ICE omitted; no Mandarin speaker at facility; family filed lawsuit alleging possible foul play.
2025-08-30 Unknown (Mexican man, 22, Laredo West Border Patrol) (unnamed; no page) 22 Mexico Near Carrizo Springs / Dimmit County, TX Border Patrol CBP OPR review; custody status at collapse is ambiguous (field apprehension).
2025-08-31 Lorenzo Antonio Batrez Vargas 32 Mexico Central Arizona Correctional Complex, Florence, AZ ICE Under investigation; Arizona House Democrats demanded answers.
2025-09-08 Oscar Rascon Duarte 58 Mexico Eloy Detention Center, Eloy, AZ ICE unknown
2025-09-18 Santos Reyes-Banegas 42 Honduras Nassau County Correctional Center, East Meadow, NY ICE Cause differs between sources.
2025-09-20 Trinn A. Hatch 43 United States Blaine Peace Arch Port of Entry, Blaine, WA CBP CBP OPR review; local reporting notes he was handcuffed and in leg restraints.
2025-09-22 Ismael Ayala-Uribe 39 Mexico Adelanto ICE Processing Center, CA ICE Family sued for medical neglect / wrongful death.
2025-09-24 Norlan Guzman-Fuentes 37 El Salvador ERO Dallas Field Office, Dallas, TX ICE Federal investigation. In-custody death; assailant was external.
2025-09-24 Unknown (Mexican man, heat stroke, Border Patrol Texas) (unnamed; no page) - Mexico Texas Border Patrol CBP OPR review; borderline (may have been a field rescue before full custody).
2025-09-29 Miguel Angel Garcia-Hernandez 32 Mexico ERO Dallas Field Office, Dallas, TX ICE Federal investigation; in-custody death, assailant external. (Third detainee, Jose Andres Bordones-Molina, survived.)
2025-09-29 Huabing Xie 53 China Imperial Regional Detention Facility, Calexico, CA ICE Delayed disclosure noted.
2025-10-04 Leo Cruz-Silva 34 Mexico Ste. Genevieve County Detention Center, Ste. Genevieve, MO ICE Missouri State Highway Patrol investigating; 2nd Missouri ICE suicide in months.
2025-10-04 Unknown (Mexican woman, Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol) (unnamed; no page) - Mexico Apprehended near Roma, TX; died at Starr County Memorial Hospital, Rio Grande City, TX Border Patrol CBP OPR review; DHS OIG notified.
2025-10-11 Hasan Ali Moh'D Saleh 67 Jordan Krome North SPC, Miami, FL ICE unknown
2025-10-13 Unknown (Cuban woman, 20, Laredo Border Patrol) (unnamed; no page) 20 Cuba Apprehended near Laredo, TX; died at Methodist Hospital Metropolitan, San Antonio, TX Border Patrol CBP OPR review; DHS OIG notified; advocates frame it as delayed dialysis care.
2025-10-23 Gabriel Garcia-Aviles 54 Mexico Adelanto ICE Processing Center, CA ICE Some coverage dates a Victorville alcohol-withdrawal death to Nov 3, likely the same case with a reporting discrepancy.
2025-10-25 Kai Yin Wong 63 China South Texas ICE Processing Center, Pearsall, TX ICE unknown
2025-12-03 Francisco Gaspar-Andres 48 Guatemala Camp East Montana ICE Camp East Montana under scrutiny; ICE has bypassed the county medical examiner for autopsies there.
2025-12-05 Pete Sumalo Montejo 72 Philippines Montgomery Processing Center, Conroe, TX ICE unknown
2025-12-06 Shiraz Fatehali Sachwani 48 Pakistan Prairieland Detention Center, Alvarado, TX ICE unknown
2025-12-12 Jean Wilson Brutus 41 Haiti Delaney Hall Detention Facility, Newark, NJ ICE Delaney Hall has drawn congressional and community scrutiny.
2025-12-14 Delvin Francisco Rodriguez 39 Nicaragua Adams County Correctional Center, Natchez, MS ICE Under investigation.
2025-12-14 Fouad Saeed Abdulkadir 46 Eritrea Moshannon Valley Processing Center, Philipsburg, PA ICE unknown
2025-12-15 Nenko Stanev Gantchev 56 Bulgaria North Lake Processing Center, Baldwin, MI ICE Rep. Delia Ramirez and family demanded an immediate investigation, citing reports he asked for medical help.
2025-12-26 Unknown (Mexican national, Border Patrol Texas) (unnamed; no page) - Mexico Texas Border Patrol CBP OPR review; custody status at death not fully clear from the public summary.
2026-01-03 Geraldo Lunas Campos 55 Cuba Camp East Montana ICE Disputed - El Paso County ME ruled it a homicide (Jan 21, 2026); family is suing four guards and contractors for over $1M.
2026-01-05 Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres 42 Honduras Joe Corley Processing Center, Conroe, TX ICE unknown
2026-01-06 Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz 68 Honduras Imperial Regional Detention Facility, Calexico, CA ICE unknown
2026-01-09 Parady La 46 Cambodia Federal Detention Center, Philadelphia, PA ICE Family disputes the adequacy of care.
2026-01-14 Heber Sanchez Dominguez 34 Mexico Robert A. Deyton Detention Center, Lovejoy ICE Mexican Consulate in Atlanta demanded a transparent, independent investigation.
2026-01-14 Victor Manuel Diaz 36 Nicaragua Camp East Montana ICE Disputed - family doubts suicide; ICE bypassed the El Paso County medical examiner, sent the body to a military facility, and withheld the ruling.
2026-02-16 Jairo Garcia-Hernandez 27 Guatemala Larkin Community Hospital ICE unknown
2026-02-16 Lorth Sim 59 Cambodia Miami Correctional Facility, Bunker Hill, IN ICE Under investigation.
2026-02-24 Nurul Amin Shah Alam 56 Myanmar (Rohingya refugee) Buffalo, NY Border Patrol Disputed - county medical examiner ruled it a homicide (Apr 1, 2026); active investigation. Included with caveat that death occurred after release, not inside custody.
2026-02-27 Alberto Gutierrez-Reyes 48 Mexico Victor Valley Global Medical Center, Victorville, CA ICE A local City Council member alleged he was denied access to medical care.
2026-03-01 Pejman Karshenas Najafabadi 59 Iran Merit Health Hospital, Natchez, MS ICE unknown
2026-03-02 Emmanuel Clifford Damas 56 Haiti Florence Correctional Center, Florence, AZ ICE Family disputes the adequacy of care.
2026-03-14 Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal 41 Afghanistan ICE Dallas field office holding, TX ICE Wife says ICE refused to let him keep his asthma inhaler; rapid death after detention drew public outrage.
2026-03-16 Royer Perez-Jimenez 19 Mexico Glades County Detention Center, Moore Haven, FL ICE Under investigation.
2026-03-25 Jose Guadalupe Ramos-Solano 52 Mexico Adelanto ICE Processing Center, Adelanto, CA ICE Under investigation.
2026-04-01 Tuan Van Bui 55 Vietnam Miami Correctional Facility, Bunker Hill, IN ICE Under investigation.
2026-04-11 Alejandro Cabrera Clemente 49 Mexico Winn Correctional Center, Winnfield, LA ICE Under investigation.
2026-04-12 Aled Damien Carbonell-Betancourt 27 Cuba Federal Detention Center Miami, FL ICE Under investigation.
2026-04-28 Denny Adan Gonzalez 33 Cuba Stewart Detention Center, Lumpkin, GA ICE Disputed - a witness challenged the account, calling it "physically impossible" for him to have hanged himself in that cell.
2026-06-04 Mamuka Artmeladze 43 Georgia (country) Winn Correctional Center, Winnfield/Alexandria, LA ICE Autopsy pending.
2026-06-19 Felix Alcorta-Rodriguez 63 Mexico Webb County Detention Center, Laredo, TX ICE Autopsy pending.
2026-06-24 Adrian Andreas Florian 85 Germany Valley Baptist Medical Center, Harlingen, TX ICE Autopsy pending; scrutiny over detaining an 85-year-old.

How to file a new death here

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  2. Tag it with [[Category:Deaths by immigration enforcement|YYYY-MM-DD Surname, First]] and the matching type subcategory so it files in date order.
  3. Add a row to the table above.
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