Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Female
Age :
Race : Asian
Date : 04/03/2025
Location : Otay Mesa Detention Center
City : San Diego
County : San Diego
State : California
Agency : U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Found dead in jail
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On April 3, 2025, a Chinese woman detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement died by suicide while held at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego. She had recently crossed the U.S.-Mexico border seeking asylum and was taken into federal custody. ICE reported she was found unresponsive in her cell and pronounced dead shortly after. Her identity has not been released. The agency stated that an investigation is underway.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/us/chinese-woman-detained-suicide-border.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/chinese-asylum-seeker-dies-custody-ice-rcna147578
https://apnews.com/article/ice-detention-center-suicide-chinese-woman-otay-mesa-b13fdbeb9c1c5470429f68a237b6dabe
