A 58-year-old man died in the Calhoun County Jail, at 11:38 a.m. on Feb. 5, 2021. This individual is a U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainee. The death appears to have resulted from natural causes, and not be related to COVID-19.
An autopsy will be performed by the Calhoun County Medical Examiner, and the death is being investigated by the Michigan State Police as an outside agency, which is protocol for situations like this.
As required by the Sheriff's contract with ICE, this information was first published by the agency on its website. That information can be found here. Media should direct their questions to the Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement email address, ICEmedia@ice.dhs.gov.
