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Genry R.G.: Honduran man with schizoaffective disorder dies in ICE custody after seizures

Genry Ruiz Guillén, a 29-year-old Honduran man with schizoaffective disorder, suffered seizures and fainting spells while held at Krome before dying in December 2024. Experts have questioned the official cause of death.

Feb 24, 2025Miami, FLCountry of origin: Honduras

Genry R.G.: Honduran man with schizoaffective disorder dies in ICE custody after seizures
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Genry Ruiz Guillén, a 29-year-old Honduran man with schizoaffective disorder, was transferred to ICE custody in October 2024 and held at Krome North Service Processing Center in Florida. While detained, he suffered seizures, dizziness, fainting spells, confusion, and loss of consciousness. In December 2024, during a phone call, he told his mother three times that he was about to faint and did not feel well; she was unable to reach him afterward. He was hospitalized for acute psychosis and later transferred between three Larkin Health System hospitals for psychiatric care and treatment of rhabdomyolysis, a life-threatening muscle breakdown condition. He died in custody; his mother traveled to the detention center seeking information and was notified of his death weeks later, and his body was repatriated to Honduras. The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner ruled his cause of death as 'complications of schizoaffective disorder,' but medical experts, including a former New York City chief medical examiner, questioned this finding, citing concerns about multiple medications in his system and the unresolved rhabdomyolysis. He was one of seven migrants who died in ICE custody during the first three months of the Trump administration.

Timeline

Feb 24, 2025—Human rights report documents his death as one of seven ICE custody deaths in Trump's first three months
Jan 23, 2025—Reported date of death in ICE custody; mother notified by ICE weeks later and body repatriated to Honduras
Jan 8, 2025—Died after being transferred between three Larkin Health System hospitals for psychiatric and rhabdomyolysis treatment
Dec 1, 2024—Hospitalized for acute psychosis; told mother by phone he was about to faint and felt unwell
Oct 1, 2024—Genry Ruiz Guillén transferred to ICE custody and held at Krome North Service Processing Center
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