A Mexican teen migrant dies in a Florida jail holding ICE detainees
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Mexican teen migrant Royer Perez-Jimenez died in a Florida jail holding ICE detainees, the second fatality this week.
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Royer Perez-Jimenez, a Mexican teen migrant, died in a Florida jail holding ICE detainees. His death marks the second fatality in ICE custody this week. This incident occurred in a Florida jail, where he was being held.
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<p>Royer Perez-Jimenez, 19, from Mexico, was found ‘unconscious and unresponsive’ in Florida detention center</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&utm_campaign=BN22326&utm_content=signup&utm_term=standfirst&utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB">Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox</a></p></li></ul><p>A teenager being held at a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/usimmigration">US immigration</a> detention facility in Florida died this week, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said on Thursday, the youngest person to die in ICE custody since <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a> took office last year.</p><p>Royer Perez-Jimenez, 19, originally from Mexico, was found “unconscious and unresponsive” in his room on 16 March at the Glades count...
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