Coverage dated October 27, 2026

Supervisors call for answers about death at Otay Mesa Detention Center

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The county Medical Examiner's Office conducted an autopsy on the detainee Monday, according to the supervisors. A cause of death has yet to be released.

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Los Angeles Times
Immigrant detainee dies at Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego (opens Los Angeles Times)
Published Oct 27, 2026
Los Angeles Times's feed description
The death on Saturday marks the 61st person to die in ICE custody so far under the Trump administration.
KESQ Palm Springs
Immigrant detainee dies at Otay Mesa ICE prison (opens KESQ Palm Springs)
Published Oct 27, 2026
KESQ Palm Springs's feed description
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) - An immigrant detainee died last weekend at Otay Mesa Detention Center, continuing what civil rights activists and other critics identify as a grim trend of increasing deaths of people in ICE custody. Shortly after 11:30 a.m.
FOX 5 San Diego & KUSI News
County leaders want probe into death at Otay Mesa Detention Center (opens FOX 5 San Diego & KUSI News)
Published Oct 27, 2026
FOX 5 San Diego & KUSI News's feed description
San Diego County Chair Terra Lawson-Remer sent a formal letter to the Trump administration demanding full cooperation in investigating the death of 43-year-old Roberto Jimenez Guiterrez at the Otay Mesa Detention Center.
Times Of San Diego
Supervisors call for answers about death at Otay Mesa Detention Center (opens Times Of San Diego)
Published Oct 27, 2026
Times Of San Diego's feed description
The county Medical Examiner's Office conducted an autopsy on the detainee Monday, according to the supervisors. A cause of death has yet to be released.