José Guadalupe Ramos, a Mexican national, dies in ICE detention in LA

José Guadalupe Ramos, a Mexican national, died at the Adelanto detention center outside Los Angeles on March 25 after security staff found him unconscious in his bunk and attempted CPR. His death marks at least the 14th fatality in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody since the beginning of 2026. Emergency responders transported Ramos to Victory Valley Global medical center in Victorville, where he was pronounced dead at 9:29 p.m. The circumstances surrounding his death—including the cause—remain unclear from the ICE press release account. Deaths in ICE detention facilities have drawn scrutiny from immigrant-rights advocates and lawmakers concerned about conditions and medical care in the system.