Overview

• Ismael Ayala-Uribe, 39, died in the early hours of September 22 at Victor Valley Global Medical Center in Victorville while held by ICE.
• ICE says he was detained at the Adelanto facility, evaluated on September 18, transferred to the hospital on September 21 for a gluteal abscess, and had surgery scheduled.
• Ayala-Uribe was found unconscious at the hospital and pronounced dead, with the official cause pending an investigation.
• ICE reported hypertension and abnormal tachycardia in his medical history and said the Mexican consulate was notified by phone.
• The case adds to at least sixteen in-custody deaths recognized by ICE in fiscal 2025 as Mexico’s consulate follows up on the inquiry and broader scrutiny of detention care grows.