HUMSI — Human Security Initiative

Human Impact Project

A living database documenting reported immigration enforcement incidents and their human impact.

Asylum-seeker deported to Venezuela dies in earthquake building collapse

Jul 5, 2026 · Ann Arbor, MI, Venezuela

Asylum-seeker deported to Venezuela dies in earthquake building collapse

Alejandro Emilio Visbal Mendoza, an asylum-seeker from Ann Arbor, Michigan, was deported to Venezuela and died when the building where deportees were being housed collapsed following devastating earthquakes. His family spent days searching through hospital lists, morgues, and social media after losing contact with him following his deportation flight.

Sources

More incidents in Michigan