Article Canadian man dies in ICE custody

[C C]

Poor guy was probably in the wrong state. Racketeering and illegal drug trafficking would mean nothing for an expatriate in California. Perhaps for a citizen of the US it would occasionally, but not a long-time guest.
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US agency says cause of death still under investigation
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/canadi...dy/3614812

EXCERPT: According to ICE, Noviello entered the US on Jan. 2, 1988 under a legal visa status and became a lawful permanent resident on Oct. 24, 1991.

On Oct. 12, 2023, he was convicted in Volusia County, Florida for racketeering, trafficking in Oxycodone, trafficking in illegal drugs, trafficking in Hydrocodone, and the unlawful use of a two-way communication device to facilitate the commission of a crime and sentenced to 12 months in prison.

ICE agents arrested Noviello in May, and he was being detained “pending removal proceedings,” according to the release. The Canadian consulate was notified of the death, the release said, but to date, Global Affairs has not commented on the incident.

The death came as ICE has been making sweeping arrests nationwide under orders from President Donald Trump, who is pursuing his goal of deporting illegal immigrants... (MORE - details)

[Zinjanthropos]

Is a lawful permanent resident different than being a citizen of USA?

When you’re dead are you no longer either of above?

[Syne]

Lawful permanent resident is pretty much equivalent to a Green Card holder, which can be revoked at any time.

[C C]

Why does it take India to finally issue an update or report information like "epilepsy"? Do they investigater harder -- or do they have a freer hand to infer, speculate, or make things up?
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Johnny Noviello's family makes big revelation
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-new...34185.html

EXCERPT: He was 49 years old. His death has raised questions about medical care in detention facilities, particularly after his family disclosed his long-standing health condition. [...] Noviello’s family, including his father, Angelo Noviello, revealed he suffered from epilepsy, requiring daily medication to prevent seizures, his lawyers said.

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In 2017, Angelo (Johnny's father) was involved in some shared drug mischief, too.
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Noviello, father charged with drug trafficking in Daytona Beach
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/can...r-AA1HvhqS

EXCERPT: But in 2017, Noviello, along with his father and business partner, Angelo, now 80, was arrested on federal drug trafficking charges, The News-Journal reported. Noviello was charged with the sale or delivery of oxycodone; conspiracy to sell or deliver methadone; conspiracy to traffic hydromorphone; and unlawful use of a two-way communication device. He was held on $1 million bail.

Angelo Noviello, 72 at the time and living in Daytona Beach, was charged with the sale and delivery of morphine; trafficking morphine more than 4 grams; conspiracy to traffic morphine more than 4 grams; conspiracy to traffic hydromorphone; unlawful use of a two-way communication device; leasing a building for the purpose of trafficking a controlled substance; and obtaining a controlled substance by fraud, documents showed. He was held in the Volusia County Branch Jail on $17.5 million bail.

[Syne]

India news sources do seem more free of Western editorial bias that refuses to report on certain things.

Leftist Western media wants to keep it all the fault if ICE.