Death of Isidro Perez in ICE custody
Isidro Perez
1 — medical neglect (cardiac; reported chest pains, prior unstable angina)Killed
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
- Will the responsible agency release its full records, footage, and the medical examiner's findings?
- Was the death preventable — and were required medical or welfare protocols followed?
- Will an independent body (not the agency itself) investigate?
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