On February 20, a Mexican man detained in Ohio died in ICE custody. His preliminary cause of death has been called suicide by self-inflicted strangulation, though this is being investigated. This is the 7th death in ICE custody for the current fiscal year.
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An autopsy released yesterday shows that Roxsana Hernández, a Honduran trans woman who died in ICE custody, was likely physically abused at a privately operated ICE detention center before she died of untreated dehydration. ICE announced yesterday that Mergensana Amar, a Russian man who attempted suicide at an ICE detention center earlier this month, passed away on Saturday after he was removed from life support.
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The Ninth Circuit reversed, holding that if ICE detains an immigrant pending potential criminal prosecution, then that detention constitutes “official detention” within the meaning of 18 USC §3585(b), and the immigrant is accordingly entitled to credit toward his or her criminal sentence. The court also held that an immigrant is entitled to credit for all time spent in ICE detention subsequent to his or her indictment or the filing of formal criminal charges against him or her.
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