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19-Year-Old Dies of Apparent Suicide in Florida ICE Jail

HeadlineMar 20, 2026

A 19-year-old teenager from Mexico has died of an apparent suicide while jailed at the ICE Glades County Detention Center in South Florida. Royer Perez-Jimenez is the youngest person to die in ICE custody since Trump returned to office and at least the 13th reported ICE death since the beginning of this year. Police reportedly arrested Perez-Jimenez in January while he was riding a scooter. Immigrants detained at Glades County have long described inhumane conditions, including being subjected to verbal and sexual abuse.

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