A Mexican citizen died in ICE custody. Now his family is demanding answers
Summary
Jose Guadalupe Ramos, a Mexican man, died in a California immigration detention center while held by ICE. His death is part of a sharp rise in deaths in ICE custody since President Donald Trump began his second term in 2025, leading to calls for answers from families and advocates.Key Facts
- Jose Guadalupe Ramos died inside the Adelanto immigration detention center in California.
- He was 52 years old and had been detained for about one month before his death.
- He last spoke to his partner, Antonia Tovar, by Zoom a few hours before he died.
- At least 32 people died in ICE custody in 2025, a 290% increase from the 11 deaths reported in 2024.
- 2025 death rates in ICE detention are expected to continue rising according to experts.
- Ramos and Tovar had been together for nearly 40 years and immigrated to the US in the mid-1990s from Guanajuato, Mexico.
- Tovar believes the detention center officials failed to help Ramos and could have prevented his death.
- Families and human rights groups are demanding accountability for the increasing deaths in ICE custody.
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