A 19-year-old Mexican migrant died at a troubled Florida immigration detention facility early Monday, becoming the youngest person to die in ICE custody since President Donald Trump launched his second-term immigration crackdown " and sparking questions about the missing paper trail behind his detention.
His death marked the 13th in ICE custody since January and the 46th since Trump returned to office, compared to 24 total deaths across all four years of the Biden administration, according to The Associated Press.
The facility where Perez-Jimenez died has a troubled past. The center was shut down by the Biden administration before being reopened under Trump. Detainees have reported worms in food, malfunctioning toilets and overflowing sewage.