Monthly vigil renews push to end ICE detention after immigrant death
Feb 24, 2026·Location: Kokomo, IN

Multifaith leaders held their seventh vigil at Southside Christian Church in Kokomo to oppose ICE detention at Miami Correctional Facility. The vigil came a week after 59-year-old Lorth Sim, an ICE immigrant detainee, died in custody at the facility. Religious leaders called for thorough investigation and better treatment of detainees, noting it was the seventh death in ICE custody nationally that year.
Sources
- Monthly vigil renews push to end ICE detention in Indiana after one immigrant dies
WFYI·Feb 24, 2026·archived copy
WBAA·Feb 24, 2026·archived copy
mirrorindy.org·Feb 25, 2026·archived copy
- calexicochronicle.com
- Vigil in Tacoma honors those killed by federal agents, died while in ICE custody
komonews.com·Feb 6, 2026·archived copy
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