US EditionICE detainee dies at Miami Correctional Facility
Lorth Sim, a 59-year-old Cambodian detainee with diabetes, died in ICE custody at Miami Correctional Facility; the cause of death is under investigation, marking the seventh ICE detainee death this year.
- Lorth Sim, 59-year-old Cambodian national, was found unresponsive and pronounced dead at 7:10 a.m. on Feb. 16 at Miami Correctional Facility, marking the first ICE detainee death there.
- ICE records show Sim was arrested on Dec. 30, 2025, lost legal status after criminal convictions, and faced a 2006 removal order from an immigration judge.
- Facility staff and EMS performed lifesaving efforts but pronounced Lorth Sim dead on Feb. 16; ICE says cause of death is under investigation and notified oversight offices and the Cambodian consulate.
- Indiana lawmakers urge transparency; DeLaney says `I will continue to monitor this situation until we have a full public report of what happened to this detainee and receive proper assurance there was no systemic failure that could cost another person their life`, and Carson writes `Lorth Sim's family deserves answers, and so do the American people. ICE has shown they have a disregard for human life.`
- The facility, which began holding ICE detainees in October, operates under a two-year DHS agreement, with Indiana state approving nearly $16 million in renovations and a $291 federal per-diem rate.
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Cambodian-born ICE detainee dies at Indiana facility
A Cambodian-born lawful permanent resident died while in ICE custody at a state prison in northern Indiana, according to federal authorities. ICE said Lorth Sim, 59, was found unresponsive in his cell at Miami Correctional Facility in Miami County on Monday and was pronounced dead at 7:10 a.m. after facility staff and EMS attempted lifesaving measures. His cause of death remains under investigation. Sim entered the United States as a refugee in …
Man dies in ICE custody at Miami Correctional Facility
BUNKER HILL, Ind. (WISH) — A 59-year-old man died Monday in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Miami Correctional Facility. A news release issued Wednesday from ICE said Lorth Sim, a felon, died at 7:10 a.m. Monday after staff found him unresponsive in his cell. Facility staff and emergency medical services could not resuscitate him. The cause of Sim’s death remains under investigation. Sim had been in ICE custody sin…
ICE Detainee Found Dead at Miami Correctional Facility, Rep. Delaney Demands Transparency
Source: WISH-TV MIAMI COUNTY, Ind.–A Cambodian detainee named Lorth Sim was found dead in his cell on Monday while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Miami Correctional Facility. Sim was found unresponsive in his cell and pronounced dead at 7:10 a.m. ICE stated that Sim entered the U.S. under refugee status in 1983 and had a history of arrests. Investigators are trying to figure out how he died. He was 59. “I have …
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21AliveICE detainee dies in custody at Indiana prison
Miami Correctional Facility currently houses around 550 immigrant detainees. (Photo by Niki Kelly/Indiana Capital Chronicle)The U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement announced a detainee from Cambodia died in ICE custody on Monday at Miami Correctional Facility in north-central Indiana. An ICE news release said staff found Lorth Sim, a 59-year-old convicted felon, unresponsive in his cell. He was pronounced dead at 7:10 a.m., despite lifesavi…
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