Death of Juan Alexis Tineo-Martinez in ICE custody
Juan Alexis Tineo-Martinez
1 — unknown (pending autopsy; toxicology showed very high cocaine level; claimed pulmonary barotrauma)Killed
Juan Alexis Tineo-Martinez (44, Dominican Republic) died on 2025-02-23 while in the custody of ICE, in Centro Medico Hospital, San Juan, Puerto Rico (ICE/HSI custody after at-sea interdiction). Interdicted at sea Feb 21 during a suspected narcotics/smuggling operation, transferred to HSI San Juan, hospitalized with leg pain then breathing trouble.
What is known
- Person: Juan Alexis Tineo-Martinez, age 44; Dominican Republic.
- Date: 2025-02-23.
- Location: Centro Medico Hospital, San Juan, Puerto Rico (ICE/HSI custody after at-sea interdiction).
- Agency: ICE.
- Reported cause: unknown (pending autopsy; toxicology showed very high cocaine level; claimed pulmonary barotrauma).
- Circumstance: Interdicted at sea Feb 21 during a suspected narcotics/smuggling operation, transferred to HSI San Juan, hospitalized with leg pain then breathing trouble.
- Official account: ICE press release announced death; detainee death report published.
- Status: Cause pending PR Forensic Science Institute autopsy.
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