Overview

• The unidentified man was discovered unresponsive around 6:30 a.m. Thursday in his East Meadow cell and was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.
• This is the first reported death of an ICE detainee in Nassau County since the county began housing federal detainees earlier this year.
• Nassau’s arrangement with ICE set aside 50 jail cells for up to 72-hour holds with a federal reimbursement of $195 per person per night, and more than 1,400 detainees were held between February and June.
• ICE did not respond to requests for comment regarding the death, according to local reports.
• The case comes during a year in which ICE reports at least 14 deaths in custody, and a Nassau legislator called for a hearing to examine accountability and transparency.