Overview

• Johnny Noviello, a 49-year-old Canadian and lawful U.S. permanent resident, was found unresponsive on June 23 at the Federal Detention Center in Miami and pronounced dead after medical staff administered CPR and used a defibrillator.
• The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Office is leading an investigation into the cause of death, which remains undetermined pending autopsy and toxicology results.
• Global Affairs Canada’s consular officials have formally asked ICE and other U.S. agencies for additional details following notification of Noviello’s death.
• Noviello was arrested by ICE on May 15 at a Florida Department of Corrections probation office and was awaiting removal proceedings over his 2023 racketeering and drug trafficking convictions.
• His death is one of at least eight reported fatalities in ICE custody so far this fiscal year, intensifying scrutiny of detention conditions and medical care for detainees.