On March 16, 2026, 19-year-old Royer Perez-Jimenez was found dead at the Glades County Detention Center in South Florida of a “presumed suicide,” making him the youngest person to die in ICE custody since Trump's second term began. Detention staff found Perez unconscious at approximately 2:30 a.m. and initiated CPR. Emergency medical services arrived at 2:40 a.m. and he was pronounced dead at 2:51 a.m.
ICE did not respond to inquiries about whether Perez was on suicide watch. His medical intake screening showed no reported behavioral health issues. Perez had been arrested on January 22 by the Volusia County Sheriff's Office for misdemeanor charges of impersonation and resisting an officer. ICE placed a detainer the same day.
He was transferred to ICE custody on February 21 and moved to the Glades facility on February 26 — just 18 days before his death. ICE's official press release described him as a “criminal illegal alien” who “passes away.” Deaths in ICE custody have reached a two-decade high under Trump's second term.