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