Al -Kindi dies while he was detained in Florida, says the US agency

A Canadian citizen died while detention for migration and customs in the United States earlier this week, says the agency.

Johnny Novilo, 49, died at a detention center in Florida on Monday, says a press release on ice.

The cause of death is unknown and is under investigation, according to the statement.

Despite the presence of Canadian nationality, Novilo has been in the United States since 1988 and became a permanent legal resident in 1991, the statement said.

In 2023, he was convicted of a number of crimes – including extortion and drug trafficking – and was sentenced to 12 months in prison.

The General Court documents of this case show that Novilo had the epilepsy that requires the drug to control its tips.

The agency’s press release said that the ice agents arrested Novilo in May, and he was detained “awaiting removal procedures.”

Minister of Foreign Affairs Annette Anand published a statement on social media on Thursday, saying that the government was notified of the death of Nivello.

“Canadian consular officials are urgently looking for more information from US officials. I offer my sincere condolences to the family,” she wrote in a post on X.

Noviello’s death comes at a time when ICE agents make comprehensive arrests throughout the United States.

Earlier this year, US President Donald Trump issued a set of executive orders aimed at eliminating illegal immigration and strengthening his goal of deporting millions of migrants in the United States illegally.

Stephen Miller, Vice -Chief of Staff of the White House and the main architect of immigration policies in Trump, led Ice to the target of at least 3000 detention per day, up from about 650 a day during the first five months of Trump’s second state.

Trump called himself ice officials “to do everything in their power to achieve the very important goal of presenting the largest group deportation program in history.”

The Immigration campaign sparked huge protests in Los Angeles earlier this month. Trump responded to the demonstrations The forces’ request to the cityThe anger of California Governor Gavin New Roosome.

Noviello is not the only Canadian who has been arrested in the United States since the start of ice scanning operations.

Yasmine Money was arrested from BC and was held for about two weeks after trying to renew the work visa. It was released and He returned to Canada in mid -March.