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A Canadian citizen died while in custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement earlier this week, the agency says.

Johnny Noviello, 49, died in a detention centre in Florida on Monday, an ICE news release says.

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

Despite having Canadian citizenship, Noviello had been in the U.S. since 1988 and became a lawful permanent resident in 1991, the release says.

In 2023, he was convicted of a number of offences — including racketeering and drug trafficking — and had been sentenced to 12 months in prison.

Public court documents from that case state that Noviello had epilepsy which required medication to control his seizures.

ICE agents arrested Noviello in May and he was being detained "pending removal proceedings," the agency's news release said.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/can...tody-1.7571876