Lorth Sim, 59 — Seventh Immigration Detention Death in 2026

Lorth Sim, a 59-year-old Cambodian refugee who entered the U.S. in 1983 and obtained lawful permanent resident status in 1986, was found unresponsive in his cell at Miami Correctional Facility in Indiana. Despite lifesaving efforts by staff and EMS, Sim died at 7:10 a.m. on February 16. He had been ordered removed after prior arrests for disorderly conduct (1989), indecent exposure (1996), and larceny (2005) — none resulting in prison time — and had been in ICE custody since 2006.