Cuban man dies in ICE custody in Miami after apparent suicide attempt, agency says

Local News Cuban man dies in ICE custody in Miami after apparent suicide attempt, agency says, amid recent detainee deaths By Sergio Candido Sergio Candido Managing Editor, South Sergio Candido is the managing editor for the South region at cbsnews.com, coordinating multiplatform news coverage for CBS Miami, CBS Texas and CBS Atlanta. He previously worked for outlets including Telemundo and The Miami Herald. Read Full Bio Sergio Candido Updated on: April 17, 2026 / 5:16 PM EDT / CBS Miami Add CBS News on Google A 27-year-old Cuban national died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in Miami after what officials described as an apparent suicide attempt, the federal law enforcement agency said Thursday.Aled Damien Carbonell-Betancourt was found unresponsive in his cell at the Federal Detention Center in Miami around 6:30 a.m. on April 12, ICE said in a press release. A detention officer called a medical emergency and staff began CPR before Miami Fire Rescue arrived and continued resuscitation efforts. He was pronounced dead at 7:31 a.m.ICE said the death is believed to be a suicide, but the official cause remains under investigation.Carbonell-Betancourt entered the United States on Oct. 30, 2024, and was encountered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which issued him a notice to appear as an immigrant without valid documents and released him on parole, according to the agency.He was later arrested on Nov. 22, 2025, in Miami-Dade County on a charge of resisting an officer with violence and was taken into ICE custody on Feb. 11 of this year, pending immigration removal proceedings.ICE said it notified the Department of Homeland Security, the DHS Office of Inspector General and the agency's Office of Professional Responsibility following the death. The Cuban Embassy and Carbonell-Betancourt's next of kin were also notified, the release said.The agency clarified in its press release that detainees receive medical, dental and mental health screenings upon...