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Jose Chajon-Raxon

A death after release from recent ICE custody. No official in-custody death count includes this person, including every count published on this site.

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The reviewed record

Jose Chajon-Raxon

Also published as José Chajón-Raxón; José Efraín Chajon Raxon

Age
Not established in reviewed sources
Reported origin
Guatemala
Released from ICE custody
July 22, 2026
Date of death
Not established in reviewed sources
Place of death
Hospital after transfer from Delaney Hall; exact location not established in reviewed sources
Reporting policy at release
ICE Directive 11003.7

Cause of death not established in reviewed sources.

Excluded from ICE’s in-custody death reporting because the death occurred after release.

What this record does not establish
  • The exact date or cause of death.
  • Negligence, preventability, or legal responsibility by ICE, GEO Group, a clinician, or an individual.
  • That release caused the death or was intended to avoid reporting.
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Which counts include this person

  • Included only in this site’s reporting-gap lane of 3 known reviewed cases.
  • Not included in the fixed 52-person Human Rights Watch / Physicians for Human Rights cohort, which closes on June 4, 2026.
  • Not included in ICE’s in-custody death reporting, which covers deaths in custody and not deaths after release.

How the published totals differ, and why

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Sources

  1. [1]
    Immigrant who was detained at ICE facility in New Jersey died after medical emergency

    Reuters · news report · August 13, 2026 · retrieved August 22, 2026

    Locator: DHS statement and case chronology

    Identity, intake, medical emergency, hospital transfer, release date, and unknown death date.

    DHS did not provide death date, cause, or full release/hospital chronology.

  2. [2]
    DHS cites recent policy shift after not disclosing death of Guatemalan man who had been in custody

    Associated Press · news report · August 13, 2026 · retrieved August 22, 2026

    Locator: DHS statement, policy explanation, and unresolved chronology

    Corroboration that the death was not disclosed under the revised post-release policy.

    Exact death date, cause, and post-release chronology remain unknown.

  3. [3]
    ICE Directive 11003.7: Notification, Review, and Reporting Requirements for Detainee Deaths

    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · agency policy · June 2, 2026 · retrieved August 22, 2026

    Locator: Header; Purpose/Background; definitions

    Current directive; removes the former explicit post-release scope.

    Does not establish that no other authority could review a post-release death.

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