Officials investigate death of Mexican man in ICE custody in Southern California
Ismael Ayala-Uribe, 39, is the 14th detainee to die in ICE custody this year amid rising concerns over medical care and detention conditions.
- On Sunday, Ismael Ayala-Uribe, 39-year-old Mexican national, died while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody after being transferred to Victor Valley Global Medical Center.
- ICE agents arrested Ayala-Uribe on August 17 during a San Bernardino County operation and transferred him to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center on August 22 after working over 15 years at Fountain Valley Auto Wash.
- Evaluated on September 18, Ayala-Uribe was diagnosed with an abscess and given medication before being returned to his dormitory at Adelanto ICE Processing Center.
- Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department offered condolences and said the Consulate of Mexico in San Bernardino will follow up, while Ayala-Uribe’s family organized a Saturday fundraiser for his funeral.
- Ayala-Uribe’s death comes as at least 14 detainees have died in ICE custody this year, and the Adelanto ICE Processing Center has faced congressional oversight amid reports of poor conditions.
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Mexico demands U.S. investigation into the death of a Mexican national after ICE raid - teleSUR English
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced that she has sent a diplomatic note to the United States to request a thorough investigation into the death of Ismael Ayala-Uribe, a 39-year-old Mexican who died in a California hospital after a raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Mexican president reaffirmed her stance against the criminalization of migrants, whom she described as “heroes and heroines” who seek a better life to he…

Officials investigate death of Mexican man in ICE custody in Southern California
Officials are investigating the death of a 39-year-old Mexican man who was in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in Southern California. ICE says Ismael Ayala-Uribe was transferred Sunday from the Adelanto ICE Processing Center to a regional hospital for…
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A man who was in ICE custody about a month before he died. His cause of death hasn’t been shared yet and his family is raising a lot of concerns. A DACA recipient from 2012 to 2016, 39-year-old Ismael Ayala Uribe, originally from Mexico. According to ICE, his DACA status was denied and he was convicted of two DUIs, one in 2015 and another in 2019. His mother, Lucia Ayala, says he was detained, last month, during an immigration raid at the car-wa…
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