Death of Jairo Garcia-Hernandez in ICE custody

Jairo Garcia-Hernandez

1 — medical (collapsed; long history of severe medical complications)Killed

Date

2026-02-16

State

Florida

Location

Larkin Community Hospital (behavioral health unit), South Miami, FL

Agencies

ICE

Operation

Death in immigration detention / custody

Status

unknown

Verification

source confidence: high

Key sources

• Wikipedia
• AILA

Jairo Garcia-Hernandez (27, Guatemala) died on 2026-02-16 while in the custody of ICE, in Larkin Community Hospital (behavioral health unit), South Miami, FL. In ICE custody since Jan 21, 2025; transferred to a behavioral health unit in Oct 2025, hospitalized Jan 26, 2026, and died.

What is known

• Person: Jairo Garcia-Hernandez, age 27; Guatemala.
• Date: 2026-02-16.
• Location: Larkin Community Hospital (behavioral health unit), South Miami, FL.
• Agency: ICE.
• Reported cause: medical (collapsed; long history of severe medical complications).
• Circumstance: In ICE custody since Jan 21, 2025; transferred to a behavioral health unit in Oct 2025, hospitalized Jan 26, 2026, and died.
• Official account: ICE-reported death.

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See also

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

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