A 19-year-old Mexican immigrant died in ICE custody at a Florida detention center on March 16, 2026, with ICE presuming suicide as the cause.

A 19-year-old Mexican immigrant, Royer Perez-Jimenez, died March 16 at the Glades County Detention Center in Florida while in ICE custody. ICE said the death is presumed to be a suicide, though the official cause is under investigation. Perez-Jimenez entered the U.S. in February 2022, was granted voluntary return, and later reentered. He was arrested in Florida and reportedly charged with felony fraud and resisting an officer, though those charges have not been independently verified. ICE placed a detainer on him and transferred him into custody on February 21, 2026. His death is the 44th in ICE custody during the second Trump administration, according to lawmakers.