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ICE Detainee Dies at Miami Correctional Facility
- Lorth Sim, 59-year-old Cambodian national, was found unresponsive and pronounced dead at 7:10 a.m. on Feb. 16 at Miami Correctional Facility, marking the first ICE detainee death there.
- ICE records show Sim was arrested on Dec. 30, 2025, lost legal status after criminal convictions, and faced a 2006 removal order from an immigration judge.
- Facility staff and EMS performed lifesaving efforts but pronounced Lorth Sim dead on Feb. 16; ICE says cause of death is under investigation and notified oversight offices and the Cambodian consulate.
- Indiana lawmakers urge transparency; DeLaney says `I will continue to monitor this situation until we have a full public report of what happened to this detainee and receive proper assurance there was no systemic failure that could cost another person their life`, and Carson writes `Lorth Sim's family deserves answers, and so do the American people. ICE has shown they have a disregard for human life.`
- The facility, which began holding ICE detainees in October, operates under a two-year DHS agreement, with Indiana state approving nearly $16 million in renovations and a $291 federal per-diem rate.
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Cambodian-born ICE detainee dies at Indiana facility
A Cambodian-born lawful permanent resident died while in ICE custody at a state prison in northern Indiana, according to federal authorities. ICE said Lorth Sim, 59, was found unresponsive in his cell at Miami Correctional Facility in Miami County on Monday and was pronounced dead at 7:10 a.m. after facility staff and EMS attempted lifesaving measures. His cause of death remains under investigation. Sim entered the United States as a refugee in …
Man dies in ICE custody at Miami Correctional Facility
BUNKER HILL, Ind. (WISH) — A 59-year-old man died Monday in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Miami Correctional Facility. A news release issued Wednesday from ICE said Lorth Sim, a felon, died at 7:10 a.m. Monday after staff found him unresponsive in his cell. Facility staff and emergency medical services could not resuscitate him. The cause of Sim’s death remains under investigation. Sim had been in ICE custody sin…
Tragedy and Controversy in ICE Detention: The Death of Lorth Sim
A 59-year-old Cambodian detainee named Lorth Sim passed away in ICE custody in Indiana, marking the seventh such death in 2026. Under Trump's policies, the number of ICE detainees and resultant fatalities has increased. Allegations of inhumane conditions in detention centers persist despite ICE's assurances of proper treatment.
ICE Detainee Found Dead at Miami Correctional Facility, Rep. Delaney Demands Transparency
Source: WISH-TV MIAMI COUNTY, Ind.–A Cambodian detainee named Lorth Sim was found dead in his cell on Monday while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Miami Correctional Facility. Sim was found unresponsive in his cell and pronounced dead at 7:10 a.m. ICE stated that Sim entered the U.S. under refugee status in 1983 and had a history of arrests. Investigators are trying to figure out how he died. He was 59. “I have …
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