Isidro Pérez

Synopsis

Isidro Pérez, a 75-year-old Cuban national, died on June 26, 2025, while in ICE custody after being held at Miami's Krome detention center, according to Miami New Times and ICE reporting cited in that story. ICE said he was pronounced dead at HCA Florida Kendall Hospital after emergency response efforts at Krome, and his official cause of death remained under investigation. The article reports that Pérez had been paroled into the United States in 1966 under the Cuban Adjustment Act and had lived in South Florida for decades, working as a mechanic and fisherman. Family members told local media that after a marijuana conviction in the 1980s, he served his sentence, rebuilt his life, and later focused on rescuing stray cats and dogs. According to the report, immigration officers arrested Pérez on June 5, 2025, at a community center in Key Largo and transferred him to Krome the next day. ICE said he was diagnosed with multiple medical issues at intake. On June 17 he was hospitalized with chest pain, discharged June 25, and reported chest pain again on June 26 before being transported back to the hospital, where he died. Miami New Times described Pérez's death as part of a broader pattern of deaths linked to South Florida immigration detention facilities during an intensified enforcement period.

Key takeaways

From court records, news reporting, and linked sources below.

  1. Isidro Pérez, 75, died June 26, 2025, after being held at Krome; ICE said his cause of death was under investigation.
  2. ICE's timeline in the article says he was arrested June 5 in Key Largo, transferred to Krome June 6, hospitalized June 17, discharged June 25, and hospitalized again June 26 before his death.
  3. Pérez entered the U.S. in 1966 under the Cuban Adjustment Act and spent decades in South Florida, according to the report.
  4. Family accounts cited in the article say he served a sentence in the 1980s and later rebuilt his life, including animal rescue work.
  5. The piece frames his death in the context of multiple reported fatalities tied to South Florida ICE detention facilities in 2025.

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