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Cuban man dies by suicide in Miami federal detention under mandatory detention policy

Apr 12, 2026 · Miami, FL, Cuba

Cuban man dies by suicide in Miami federal detention under mandatory detention policy

Aled Damien Carbonell-Betancourt, a 27-year-old Cuban national, was found dead on April 12, 2026, hanging from a bedsheet in his cell at Miami Federal Detention Center. He had entered the United States legally in October 2024 under parole after being cited by CBP as an undocumented immigrant. In November 2025, he was arrested in Miami-Dade County on charges of resisting an officer with violence; prosecutors later abandoned these charges. He was transferred to ICE custody on February 11, 2026, and held under a deportation order. He had been diagnosed with anxiety and prescribed medication in March 2026 but reportedly denied suicidal ideation. His death was investigated by ICE as an apparent suicide and was reported as one of at least nine to ten suicides among men in ICE custody since Trump returned to office in January 2025, and the second reported suicide in Florida ICE custody within a month.

Timeline

Apr 12, 2026Found dead hanging from a bedsheet in his cell at Miami Federal Detention Center; emergency services called and declared him dead approximately one hour later; death investigated as apparent suicide
Mar 2026Diagnosed with anxiety and prescribed medication; reportedly denied suicidal ideation
Feb 11, 2026Transferred to ICE custody; prosecutors abandoned criminal charges against him; ICE ordered his deportation
Nov 2025Carbonell-Betancourt arrested in Miami-Dade County on charges of resisting an officer with violence
Oct 2024Aled Damien Carbonell-Betancourt entered the United States and was released on parole after being cited by Customs and Border Protection as an undocumented immigrant

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