ICE Brutality / Individual record
Leo Cruz-Silva
ICE detainee found hanged; clinical documentation raised concerns about response to an apparent mental-health crisis.
- Record ID
- IB-026
- Date of death
- October 4, 2025
- Outcome
- Fatal
- Location
- Ste. Genevieve County Jail · Missouri
- Facility / incident site
- Ste. Genevieve County Jail
- Category
- ICE custody death
- Nationality
- Mexico
What happened
HRW/Physicians for Human Rights describe reports of paranoia and hallucinations before his death; a nurse reportedly escalated concerns to ICE. His death was recorded as suicide by hanging.
Investigation & findings
ICE death reporting establishes the death. Medical, investigative, and legal conclusions are source-dependent; no misconduct finding is presumed.
Last reviewed: October 25, 2026
Sources & records
- Primary source
- Additional source
- Deaths and Health Care Issues in ICE Detention CentersKFF · 2026 · Research analysis
- Mortality in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement DetentionJAMA · 2026 · Peer reviewed analysis