Crime & Justice · Oct 4, 2026ICE Watch: Peruvian Man Dies in ICE Custody at Louisiana Hospital

ICE Watch & Accountability · Daily Update · October 4, 2026, 1:40 PM CDT

Detention & Deaths

Peruvian Man Dies in ICE Custody at Louisiana Hospital

Julian Curo-Churata, a 47-year-old Peruvian national, died early Tuesday morning at a hospital in Monroe, Louisiana, after facility personnel found him in medical distress inside Richwood Correctional Center the evening before.

He was pronounced dead at 4:01 a.m. CDT on September 29, according to ICE, roughly eight hours after staff transported him to the hospital around 8:14 p.m. the previous night. The case was first reported by the Tampa Free Press, which detailed Curo-Churata's path through the federal immigration system in the months before his death. ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations' Baltimore division arrested him on June 27, 2026, and served him with a notice to appear the same day, according to agency records cited in that report.^[1]

Assemblymember Stefani’s staffer is released from ICE custody

Friday, Stefani’s office said in a press release.

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Courts & Lawsuits

Supreme Court gears up for new term with major cases on climate change, immigration and guns

Washington — The start of the Supreme Court's new term is quickly approaching, with cases involving climate change, President Trump's immigration policies and the Second Amendment among the most high-profile disputes the justices will hear in the coming months.

But waiting in the wings at the Supreme Court are several legal battles involving Mr. Trump's second-term agenda, which will be discussed by the justices in forthcoming closed-door conferences and, if taken up by the court, decided by the summer of 2027. The Supreme Court kicks off its term Monday with arguments involving a lawsuit filed in state court by the city and county of Boulder, Colorado, that seeks to hold energy companies accountable for the effects of global climate change. Here are the big cases that the Supreme Court is poised to decide so far in its upcoming term, which begins Oct. 5: Climate change: Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County On the first day of the new term, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a dispute between Boulder and two energy companies, Suncor Energy and Exxon Mobil.^[3]

Lawsuit: DHS agents may have compiled dossiers on ICE protesters via Palantir — Engadget

In the United States, agents of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), according to plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit, may have created dossiers on people accused of monitoring Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents or protesting against them.

The data are linked to an ICE operation in the state of Maine in January. Data in the Palantir system As Engadget reports, the information became known from partially unsealed court documents. According to the lawsuit, the files may have contained photographs and vehicle license plate numbers.^[4]

Raids & Arrests

Who is Renata Mietto, the Brazilian actress who has been detained by ICE for more than a month?

What was going to be a family trip to celebrate her mother's birthday ended up becoming a detention that has already lasted over a month.

The Brazilian actress Renata Alves Mietto, 26 years old, was intercepted on August 27 at Los Angeles airport when she was about to fly to Hawaii. According to her mother, Márcia Rilda Alves dos Reis, Renata had passed through security checks normally and was already at the boarding gate when she was approached by undercover agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The case has begun to gain attention in Brazil after the family made the situation public.^[5]

Did ICE arrest Chinese national outside LAX? What we know about viral video | Hindustan Times

Did ICE arrest Chinese national outside LAX?

What we know about viral video A viral LAX video reportedly shows ICE detaining a Chinese national, but the claims surrounding the footage and woman’s identity remain unverified. A video showing a woman being detained outside Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has circulated on social media, with Eric Daugherty reposting footage originally uploaded by Kim Katie.^[6]

Oversight & Policy

Yolo County School Boards Association hosts immigration and law enforcement community forum

Late last week, the Yolo County School Boards Association (YCSBA) held a community forum on immigration and local law enforcement.

The forum was held on Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 4 p.m., and provided an opportunity for community members to hear from local law enforcement leaders, learn more about the role of local agencies, and ask immigration-related questions. In attendance at the forum were representatives of the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office, Yolo County Sheriff’s Office, Davis Police Department, West Sacramento Police Department, Winters Police Department, Woodland Police Department, and the UC Davis Police Department. Forum speakers were Yolo County District Attorney Melinda Aiello, Yolo County Sheriff Tom Lopez, City of Davis Police Department Deputy Chief Matt Petersen, West Sacramento Police Department Chief Robert Strange, Winters Police Department Chief John Miller, Woodland Police Department Chief Ryan Kinnan and UC Davis Police Department Captain Mark Brunet.^[7]

‘Shrouded in secrecy’: Louisiana's new ICE facility raises more questions than answers

The former military airfield, which was converted into a locally controlled business park and airport in the ‘90s, had already become a deportation hub starting over a decade ago.

But according to flight trackers and activists monitoring the area, sometimes more than a dozen planes were taking off daily as part of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. In fact, a recent investigation by WBRZ shows that nearly half of all deportation flights from the U.S. now are coming out of Alexandria. It was all “deeply concerning to me,” says Tracy, who co-founded CENLA Activism in 2025 ahead of the first No Kings Protest.^[8]

Primary Records

Check the government’s own records directly:

• ICE detainee death reporting (ICE’s own notices)
• DHS Office of Inspector General reports
• ICE online detainee locator

References

1. Hoodline. Peruvian Man Dies in ICE Custody at Louisiana Hospital. ↩
2. Local News Matters. Assemblymember Stefani’s staffer is released from ICE custody. ↩
3. CBS News. Supreme Court gears up for new term with major cases on climate change, immigration and guns. ↩
4. UA.NEWS. Lawsuit: DHS agents may have compiled dossiers on ICE protesters via Palantir — Engadget. ↩
5. Demócrata. Who is Renata Mietto, the Brazilian actress who has been detained by ICE for more than a month?. ↩
6. Hindustan Times. Did ICE arrest Chinese national outside LAX? What we know about viral video | Hindustan Times. ↩
7. Daily Democrat. Yolo County School Boards Association hosts immigration and law enforcement community forum. ↩
8. NOLA.com. ‘Shrouded in secrecy’: Louisiana's new ICE facility raises more questions than answers. ↩

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