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Time of India
2 hours ago
- Time of India
'Seeking more information from US': Canadian man in ICE custody passes away; Ottawa reacts
Johnny Noviello A Canadian man who was in the custody of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has passed away, it said in a statement , adding that the cause of death is being ascertained. The federal agency identified the individual as 49-year-old Johnny Noviello. "Johnny Noviello, a 49-year-old citizen of Canada in the custody of USICE, was pronounced deceased by the Miami Fire Rescue Department June 23 at 1:36 pm. The cause of death is still under investigation," the statement read. The ICE statement added that Noviello was being detained at the Bureau of Prisons Federal Detention Centre in Miami pending removal proceedings. "He was found unresponsive at 12:54 pm. Medical staff responded immediately and began administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation, automated external defibrillator shock, and called 911," it added. Providing further details, ICE shared that Noviello arrived in America in January 1988 on a legal visa and became a permanent resident here in October 1991. He was convicted in October 2023 for racketeering and drug trafficking. He was arrested by ICE on May 15. Canada reacts Canadian foreign minister Anita Anand confirmed that the Canadian government has been informed about Noviello's death. "Today, the government of Canada was notified of the death of a Canadian citizen while in custody in the United States. Canadian consular officials are urgently seeking more information from US officials. I offer my sincere condolences to the family. In order to respect the family's privacy, further details will not be provided at this time," Anand wrote on her social media handle. The US border immigration agency has reported seven in-custody deaths in 2025 as of May 5, according to its own website .
Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Yahoo
Canadian officials press US government for details on Canadian citizen who died in ICE custody at a Florida detention center
Canadian consular officials are pressing for more information from the United States government after a Canadian citizen died while in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a Florida detention center this week. Johnny Noviello, a 49-year-old lawful permanent resident of the US, was being detained at the Federal Detention Center in Miami while facing deportation over a 2023 conviction for racketeering and drug trafficking, according to ICE. He was found unresponsive and pronounced dead by the Miami Fire Rescue Department Monday afternoon, according to ICE. The cause of his death is still under investigation, the agency said. 'Medical staff responded immediately and began administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation, automated external defibrillator shock and called 911,' ICE said. CNN has reached out to the Miami Fire Rescue Department for additional information. Noviello was arrested by ICE at a probation office on May 15 and issued a notice to appear for removal proceedings, 'having been convicted of a violation of any law or regulation … relating to a controlled substance,' ICE said in a news release. The arrest came amid the Trump administration's expanding deportation campaign that has spotlighted the capture of immigrants convicted of crimes. The Canadian government was notified of Noviello's death on Thursday, the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand said in a statement. 'Canadian consular officials are urgently seeking more information from US officials,' the statement said, adding further details will not be provided to respect the family's privacy. Global Affairs Canada said consular officials are in contact with US authorities to gather more information about Noviello's death. Noviello became a lawful permanent US resident in October 24, 1991, after entering the US in January 1988 with a legal visa, ICE said. He was convicted in Volusia County, Florida, in October 2023 for racketeering, trafficking Oxycodone and Hydrocodone, and sentenced to 12 months in county jail, court records show. Noviello only served around 125 days of his sentence with credits for good behavior and time served, said Daniel Leising, an attorney who represented Noviello in the criminal case. The attorney added the last he'd heard from Noviello was in February when a judge granted him community service. ICE in its statement noted that detained migrants have access to 24-hour emergency care while in custody and said it's 'committed to ensuring that all those in its custody reside in safe, secure, and humane environments.' The agency has reported seven in-custody deaths in 2025 as of May 5, according to ICE's website. CNN's Max Saltman contributed to this report.
CNN
3 hours ago
- CNN
Canadian officials press US government for details on Canadian citizen who died in ICE custody at a Florida detention center
Federal agencies ImmigrationFacebookTweetLink Follow Canadian consular officials are pressing for more information from the United States government after a Canadian citizen died while in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a Florida detention center this week. Johnny Noviello, a 49-year-old lawful permanent resident of the US, was being detained at the Federal Detention Center in Miami while facing deportation over a 2023 conviction for racketeering and drug trafficking, according to ICE. He was found unresponsive and pronounced dead by the Miami Fire Rescue Department Monday afternoon, according to ICE. The cause of his death is still under investigation, the agency said. 'Medical staff responded immediately and began administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation, automated external defibrillator shock and called 911,' ICE said. CNN has reached out to the Miami Fire Rescue Department for additional information. Noviello was arrested by ICE at a probation office on May 15 and issued a notice to appear for removal proceedings, 'having been convicted of a violation of any law or regulation … relating to a controlled substance,' ICE said in a news release. The arrest came amid the Trump administration's expanding deportation campaign that has spotlighted the capture of immigrants convicted of crimes. The Canadian government was notified of Noviello's death on Thursday, the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand said in a statement. 'Canadian consular officials are urgently seeking more information from US officials,' the statement said, adding further details will not be provided to respect the family's privacy. Global Affairs Canada said consular officials are in contact with US authorities to gather more information about Noviello's death. Noviello became a lawful permanent US resident in October 24, 1991, after entering the US in January 1988 with a legal visa, ICE said. He was convicted in Volusia County, Florida, in October 2023 for racketeering, trafficking Oxycodone and Hydrocodone, and sentenced to 12 months in county jail, court records show. Noviello only served around 125 days of his sentence with credits for good behavior and time served, said Daniel Leising, an attorney who represented Noviello in the criminal case. The attorney added the last he'd heard from Noviello was in February when a judge granted him community service. ICE in its statement noted that detained migrants have access to 24-hour emergency care while in custody and said it's 'committed to ensuring that all those in its custody reside in safe, secure, and humane environments.' The agency has reported seven in-custody deaths in 2025 as of May 5, according to ICE's website. CNN's Max Saltman contributed to this report.
CNN
3 hours ago
- CNN
Canadian officials press US government for details on Canadian citizen who died in ICE custody at a Florida detention center
Canadian consular officials are pressing for more information from the United States government after a Canadian citizen died while in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a Florida detention center this week. Johnny Noviello, a 49-year-old lawful permanent resident of the US, was being detained at the Federal Detention Center in Miami while facing deportation over a 2023 conviction for racketeering and drug trafficking, according to ICE. He was found unresponsive and pronounced dead by the Miami Fire Rescue Department Monday afternoon, according to ICE. The cause of his death is still under investigation, the agency said. 'Medical staff responded immediately and began administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation, automated external defibrillator shock and called 911,' ICE said. CNN has reached out to the Miami Fire Rescue Department for additional information. Noviello was arrested by ICE at a probation office on May 15 and issued a notice to appear for removal proceedings, 'having been convicted of a violation of any law or regulation … relating to a controlled substance,' ICE said in a news release. The arrest came amid the Trump administration's expanding deportation campaign that has spotlighted the capture of immigrants convicted of crimes. The Canadian government was notified of Noviello's death on Thursday, the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand said in a statement. 'Canadian consular officials are urgently seeking more information from US officials,' the statement said, adding further details will not be provided to respect the family's privacy. Global Affairs Canada said consular officials are in contact with US authorities to gather more information about Noviello's death. Noviello became a lawful permanent US resident in October 24, 1991, after entering the US in January 1988 with a legal visa, ICE said. He was convicted in Volusia County, Florida, in October 2023 for racketeering, trafficking Oxycodone and Hydrocodone, and sentenced to 12 months in county jail, court records show. Noviello only served around 125 days of his sentence with credits for good behavior and time served, said Daniel Leising, an attorney who represented Noviello in the criminal case. The attorney added the last he'd heard from Noviello was in February when a judge granted him community service. ICE in its statement noted that detained migrants have access to 24-hour emergency care while in custody and said it's 'committed to ensuring that all those in its custody reside in safe, secure, and humane environments.' The agency has reported seven in-custody deaths in 2025 as of May 5, according to ICE's website. CNN's Max Saltman contributed to this report.
Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Canadian dies while in ICE custody in Florida, U.S. agency says
A Canadian citizen died while in custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement earlier this week, the agency says. Johnny Noviello, 49, died in a detention centre in Florida on Monday, an ICE news release says. The cause of death is unknown and is under investigation, according to the release. Despite having Canadian citizenship, Noviello had been in the U.S. since 1988 and became a lawful permanent resident in 1991, the release says. In 2023, he was convicted of a number of offences — including racketeering and drug trafficking — and had been sentenced to 12 months in prison. Public court documents from that case state that Noviello had epilepsy which required medication to control his seizures. ICE agents arrested Noviello in May and he was being detained "pending removal proceedings," the agency's news release said. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand posted a statement on social media Thursday saying that the government had been notified of Noivello's death. "Canadian consular officials are urgently seeking more information from U.S. officials. I offer my sincere condolences to the family," she wrote in a post on X. Noviello's death comes as ICE agents have been making sweeping arrests across the United States. Earlier this year, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a raft of executive orders that aim to clamp down on illegal immigration and advance his goal of deporting millions of immigrants in the U.S. illegally. Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff and the main architect of Trump's immigration policies, has pushed ICE to aim for at least 3,000 arrests a day, up from about 650 a day during the first five months of Trump's second term. WATCH | Canadian woman describes her ICE detainment: Trump himself has called on ICE officials "to do all in their power to achieve the very important goal of delivering the single largest mass deportation program in history." The immigration crackdown sparked massive protests in Los Angeles earlier this month. Trump responded to the demonstrations by ordering troops into the city, drawing the ire of California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Noviello isn't the only Canadian to have been arrested in the U.S. since the ICE sweeps began. Jasmine Mooney from B.C. was arrested and held for nearly two weeks after trying to get a work visa renewed. She was released and returned to Canada in mid-March.
