US EditionCuban Man Dies in ICE Custody in Miami After Apparent Suicide Attempt, Agency Says, Amid Recent Detainee Deaths
ICE said Carbonell-Betancourt was found in his cell at 6:30 a.m. and later pronounced dead, the second presumed suicide in Florida custody in weeks.
- On April 12, 27-year-old Cuban national Aled Damien Carbonell-Betancourt died at the Federal Detention Center in Miami after what officials described as an apparent suicide attempt; the cause remains under investigation.
- Carbonell-Betancourt initially entered the United States in October 2024 and was released on parole, but was later arrested in November 2025 on charges of resisting an officer and entered ICE custody on February 11.
- ICE states that all detainees receive intake screenings within 12 hours of arrival and 24-hour emergency care, affirming the agency is "committed to ensuring that all those in custody reside in safe, secure, and humane environments."
- Following the death, ICE notified the Cuban Embassy and next of kin, an outcome that follows other recent in-custody deaths in South Florida, including 75-year-old Isidro Perez in 2025 and 49-year-old Canadian national Johnny Noviello.
- Fatalities in ICE custody have risen nationwide, with 2025 recording the highest death rate since 2020; CBS News analysis indicates more than 68,000 people were being held in ICE facilities as of early February.
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ICE reported through a statement that Aled Damien Carbonell Betancourt died of a "presumed suicide" on April 12
A 27-year-old Cuban died in custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Service (ICE) in Miami, as this agency revealed on Friday, representing the seventeenth death of this type in fiscal year 2026 and number 49 under the Donald Trump administration. ICE stated in a statement that Aled Damien Carbonell Betancourt died of a "presumed suicide" on April 12, less than a month after pointing out the same cause of death in the death, on March 16, of …
Miami, 17 Apr (EFE).- A 27-year-old Cuban died in custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Service (ICE) in Miami, as revealed by this agency on Friday, representing the seventeenth death of this type in fiscal year 2026 and number 49 under the Donald Trump administration. ICE stated in a statement that Aled Damien Carbonell Betancourt died of a “presumed suicide” on April 12, less than a month after pointing out the same cause of death in th…
Cuban man dies in ICE custody in Miami after apparent suicide attempt, agency says, amid recent detainee deaths
A 27-year-old Cuban man died in ICE custody in Miami after an apparent suicide attempt, the agency said, adding to a string of recent detainee deaths locally and nationwide.
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