Overview
- ICE, in a Friday notice to Congress, said 33-year-old Cuban national Denny Adan Gonzalez was found unresponsive at the CoreCivic-run Stewart Detention Center on Tuesday, April 28, and later pronounced dead.
- Officials said the suspected cause was suicide and confirmed an internal investigation is underway.
- This was the 18th in-custody death reported in 2026 through April, putting the agency on pace to surpass last year’s two-decade high of 31.
- CoreCivic said medical staff arrived quickly and began lifesaving measures, while ICE stated that detainees receive medical and mental health screenings and 24-hour emergency care.
- The death comes as ICE holds roughly 60,000 people after a rapid expansion from about 40,000 in 2025, with budget plans targeting an average of 99,000 detainees in fiscal 2026 and 2027 and ongoing scrutiny of care at privately run sites.