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Time of India
13 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
55 Canadians detained by ICE as Ottawa demands urgent answers after shocking death in US custody
Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anita Anand , confirmed Friday(June 27) that approximately 55 Canadians are currently being held by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), amid growing scrutiny of US immigration enforcement policies and following the death of a Canadian citizen in ICE custody earlier this week. 'Our work is to ensure that they're being treated fairly,' Anand told CTV News. 'That's the advocacy that consular officials from Global Affairs Canada do every day, not only in the United States, but around the world.' Canadian's death in ICE custody The minister's remarks come as both countries face mounting questions over the death of Johnny Noviello, a 49-year-old Canadian citizen who died in ICE custody on June 23 in Miami, Florida. According to ICE, Noviello had been detained since May 15, after being arrested at a Florida probation office for violating US drug laws. He had entered the US on a visa in 1988 and became a permanent resident three years later. He was convicted in eastern Florida of racketeering and drug trafficking and sentenced to 12 months in prison. Live Events Noviello's death was made known to Canadian officials on Thursday, prompting Anand to announce that Ottawa is urgently seeking more information from US authorities. The cause of death remains under investigation, according to ICE. Anand, speaking from The Hague, Netherlands, said Canadian consular officials had been in contact with Noviello throughout his detention but declined to release further details due to privacy laws. She also expressed condolences to Noviello's family. ICE operations have drawn growing criticism in recent weeks after Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff, announced plans to dramatically escalate enforcement activity, targeting 3,000 arrests per day, a sharp rise from the 650 daily average during the first five months of President Trump's second term. The announcement has triggered widespread protests and curfews across major US cities, as immigrant advocacy groups warn of civil rights violations and lapses in medical care inside ICE facilities. For now, Canada says it will continue to press for transparency. 'We're following up with US officials,' Anand said. 'We take the safety and rights of Canadian citizens abroad extremely seriously.'
Economic Times
13 hours ago
- Politics
- Economic Times
55 Canadians detained by ICE as Ottawa demands urgent answers after shocking death in US custody
Canadian's death in ICE custody Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anita Anand , confirmed Friday(June 27) that approximately 55 Canadians are currently being held by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), amid growing scrutiny of US immigration enforcement policies and following the death of a Canadian citizen in ICE custody earlier this week.'Our work is to ensure that they're being treated fairly,' Anand told CTV News. 'That's the advocacy that consular officials from Global Affairs Canada do every day, not only in the United States, but around the world.'The minister's remarks come as both countries face mounting questions over the death of Johnny Noviello, a 49-year-old Canadian citizen who died in ICE custody on June 23 in Miami, to ICE, Noviello had been detained since May 15, after being arrested at a Florida probation office for violating US drug laws. He had entered the US on a visa in 1988 and became a permanent resident three years later. He was convicted in eastern Florida of racketeering and drug trafficking and sentenced to 12 months in death was made known to Canadian officials on Thursday, prompting Anand to announce that Ottawa is urgently seeking more information from US authorities. The cause of death remains under investigation, according to speaking from The Hague, Netherlands, said Canadian consular officials had been in contact with Noviello throughout his detention but declined to release further details due to privacy laws. She also expressed condolences to Noviello's operations have drawn growing criticism in recent weeks after Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff, announced plans to dramatically escalate enforcement activity, targeting 3,000 arrests per day, a sharp rise from the 650 daily average during the first five months of President Trump's second announcement has triggered widespread protests and curfews across major US cities, as immigrant advocacy groups warn of civil rights violations and lapses in medical care inside ICE now, Canada says it will continue to press for transparency.'We're following up with US officials,' Anand said. 'We take the safety and rights of Canadian citizens abroad extremely seriously.'
CTV News
15 hours ago
- CTV News
Here's what we know about the Canadian who died in ICE custody
Kamil Karamali provides more details on the death of a 49-year-old Canadian in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Johnny Noviello's former lawyer describes the 49-year-old, who died while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday, as quiet, polite and respectful. 'Just always appreciative, respectful, excellent with communication, not the type of guy you would see wrapped up in the mess as Johnny did,' said Dan Leising, a defence lawyer who represented Noviello. 'Johnny was a very quiet, polite, unassuming guy.' Leising said his only known family member is his father, Angelo, who was 'distraught' to hear about his son's death. 'Just complete disbelief. Devastation, just complete devastation,' added Leising. 'Angelo is 80 years old. To be 80 and to have your kid die when he's 49, it's unimaginable.' According to ICE, Noviello was 'found unresponsive' on June 23 just before 1 p.m. at a federal detention centre in Miami. The government agency said medical staff tried to resuscitate him and used a defibrillator -- but was pronounced dead by the Miami Fire Rescue Department. 'This is the first time I've ever had a client die in any sort of custody,' said Leising. Noviello became a permanent resident in 1991, but, according to ICE, in October of 2023, he was convicted of racketeering and drug trafficking and sentenced to 12 months in prison. 'He did around four months of jail from October of 2023 to February of 2024,' said Leising, adding that Noviello did another year after that of 'community control,' which is a form of intensive supervision of offenders within the community. Leising said Noviello worked as a cashier at a store and worked in janitorial services. According to ICE, agents arrested Noviello on May 15 because of his previous conviction, which violated the conditions of his permanent residency. The press release says Noviello was detained pending removal proceedings, which means a person has been notified they are subject to a process that could lead to their deportation from the country. 'We were also in touch with him from a consular standpoint as soon as he was detained,' said Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand during a Zoom interview with CTV News, adding that Canada has also reached out to seek additional information. ICE says the cause of death is still under investigation and that they notified the Consulate of Canada of Noviello's death. Anand says there are approximately 55 Canadians who are still detained by ICE. According to ICE data, seven other people have died in 2025 while in ICE's custody.
UPI
15 hours ago
- UPI
Canadian national awaiting deportation dies in Miami detention center
A car passes the Krome Service Processing Center's front gate during the Congressional oversight fact-finding mission on detained immigrants at Krome North Service Processing Center in Miami, Fla., on Monday. Migrants also are housed at the Federal Detention Center in downtown Miami, where a Canadian national died Monday. Photo by Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA-EFE June 27 (UPI) -- Canadian officials are "urgently seeking more information" after one of their citizens died while in a detention center in Miami pending deporation after being convicted of a felony in 2023. Johnny Noviello, 49, was pronounced deceased by the Miami Fire Rescue Department at 1:36 p.m. Monday at the Federal Detention Center in downtown Miami, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Wednesday in a news release. The cause of death is still under investigation. The detention center, which houses individuals awaiting trial or serving sentences for federal crimes, in February was contracted to hold immigration detainees in four units. Daniel Leising, a lawyer who represented Noviello in the 2023 racketeering case, told the Miami Herald he was told by family members that Noviello had epilepsy and was on seizure medication. Noviello is the 10th person to die in ICE custody during fiscal year 2025, which runs from October, according to the agency's data. There have been four deaths in Florida since then. Medical staff administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator shock. Noviello was pronounced dead by the Miami Fire Rescue Department about half an hour after he was found. "Canadian consular officials are urgently seeking more information from US officials," Foreign Minister Anita Anand posted Thursday on X. "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." Noviello was 10 years old when he moved from Canada to Daytona Beach, Fla., and gained legal visa status on Jan. 2, 1988. He became a legal permanent resident on Ovt 24, 1991. In 2017, he and his father were arrested and charged with selling drugs out of their auto shop. On Oct. 23, 2023, he was convicted of the charges including racketeering and drug trafficking in Volusia County in Florida, ICE said. He was sentenced to 12 months in prison. He served about four months in county jail, was released on community control for a year and then placed on probation in February. Noviello had no prior charges and had not violated his probation. The federal government can revoke green cards and deport them for committing certain crimes, including drug trafficking and other serious felonies. On May 15, he was arrested at an ICE probation office, was issued a notice to appear and charged with "removability" because of the controlled substance-related conviction, according to ICE. The Canadian consulate was notified of the man's death, as was Congress, nongovernmental organization stakeholders and the media. "ICE remains committed to ensuring that all those in its custody reside in safe, secure, and humane environments," ICE said in a news release. "Comprehensive medical care is provided from the moment individuals arrive and throughout the entirety of their stay. "At no time during detention is a detained illegal alien denied emergent care." Leising said his client "was just working, nothing out of the ordinary, no violations, nothing else. There was nothing on my mind that would've created any circumstance where Johnny Noviello would have been a danger to anyone."
The Hill
17 hours ago
- Health
- The Hill
Migrant deaths in ICE custody spark concerns
(NewsNation) — A Canadian citizen held in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Miami became the 11th person to die in an ICE facility since October after he was found unresponsive this week. The agency said Thursday that Johnny Noviello, 49, died in the ICE facility and that his cause of death remains under investigation. The death sparked an inquiry from Canadian government officials, who are 'urgently seeking' more information from U.S. officials about the death. Anita Anand, the Canadian minister of foreign affairs, wrote in a social media post that out of respect for the family's privacy, more details would not be provided about the inquiry. ICE officials say that any death that occurs in a detention facility is a 'significant cause for concern' and that the agency prioritizes the health, safety and well-being of all migrants in ICE custody. Eight people have died in ICE detention centers this year alone — including four in Florida — according to federal data. Noviello became a legal permanent resident in the U.S. in 1991 but was convicted in 2023 of racketeering and drug trafficking in Florida, ICE officials said this week. He was sentenced to spend a year in prison before he was arrested in May by ICE at the Florida Department of Corrections Probation office. He was given a notice to appear and was charged with being deported for violating state law. The number of people who have died in ICE facilities in recent years has grown since 2021, according to data posted on the ICE website. A total of 12 people died in ICE custody in fiscal year 2024, after just four deaths were reported in ICE facilities in fiscal year 2023 and only three in fiscal year 2022. In Noviello's case, ICE officials said that medical staff responded immediately when the Canadian man was found nonresponsive and began CPR and automated external defibrillator shock and called 911. The agency said that comprehensive medical care is provided to detainees from the moment they arrive and throughout the entirety of their stay. In 2024, an American Civil Liberties Union report indicated that 95% of deaths that took place in ICE facilities between 2017 and 2021 could have been prevented or possibly prevented. The investigation, which was conducted by the ACLU, American Oversight and Physicians for Human Rights, analyzed the deaths of the 52 people who died in ICE custody during that time frame. 'ICE has failed to provide adequate — even basic — medical and mental health care and ensure that people in detention are treated with dignity,' Eunice Cho, a senior staff attorney at the ACLU's National Prison Project and report co-author, said last year. 'Abuses in ICE detention should no longer go ignored. It's time to hold ICE accountable and end this failed, dangerous mass detention machine once and for all.' The report alleged that ICE had 'persistent failings in medical and mental care' that caused preventable deaths, including suicides. It also said that the federal agency failed to provide adequate medical care, medication and staffing. Of the 52 deaths that the study analyzed, 88% involved cases in which the organizations found that incomplete, inappropriate and delayed treatments or medications contributed directly to the deaths of migrants being held in ICE custody. In its official response to Noviello's death, ICE officials said that all people in the agency's custody receive medical, dental and mental health screening within 12 hours of entering detention facilities as well as a full health assessment within two weeks. Migrants being housed at the facilities also have access to medical appointments and 24-hour emergency care. 'At no time during detention is a detained illegal alien denied emergent care,' ICE said in a statement. In 2023, the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General report indicated that at least 1 in every 5 deaths at ICE and Customs and Border Protection facilities during fiscal year 2021 occurred because they were not given timely or adequate care by detention center medical personnel. However, the report also indicated that there are no underlying systemic factors, policies or processes that led to the deaths. Despite the DHS Office of Inspector General's indication that shows no systemic factors that are contributing to migrant deaths, physicians and advocates for immigrant rights continue to take issue with the level of care those in ICE detention are receiving. 'Having reviewed the publicly available death reports for many of the deaths this year, I am worried that there were many missed opportunities for these people to have reached definitive medical care in area hospitals that may have prevented their deaths,' Dr. Katherine Peeler, medical adviser for Physicians for Human Rights, told NewsNation on Friday. 'As ICE continues increasing its rate of apprehensions and detaining more people in already overcrowded facilities, the quality of care, routine and emergent, is likely only to degrade further.'
