"'Mr. Brutus's family was shocked by the 'callous, heartless' press release issued by ICE under the headline: 'Criminal Illegal Alien Passes Away,' and is turning to our firms because they have been unable to get answers from ICE regarding Mr. Brutus' death," reads a statement from attorneys Oliver T. Barry and Joseph M. Champagne Jr., who are representing the family."
"The death of Jean Wilson Brutus, known primarily as "Wilson" to family and friends, is just one in an escalating pattern of detainee deaths that has inevitably reached record highs in the course of the second Trump administration's frenzied deportation campaign, which has also resulted in the collateral deaths of multiple American citizens. At least 32 detainees died, on the record, in 2025, a number we already know fails to take into account any number of other incidents that resulted in a death."
On December 12, 2025, 41-year-old Haitian asylum seeker Jean Wilson Brutus entered ICE custody at the for-profit Delaney Hall Detention Facility after fleeing gang violence. A registered nurse recorded normal vital signs and a clean medical history during intake. Less than five hours later Brutus was dead, and the official detainee death report has not explained the cause. Family members say a nurse told them Brutus had "fallen down a flight of stairs," and lawyers say ICE issued a headline calling him a "Criminal Illegal Alien." At least 32 detainees died in 2025, and deaths appear to be rising.
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