Krome detainee dies at Kendall Regional Medical Center

Jose Lemus, of El Salvador, was 23 years old

MIAMI-DADE, Fla. – A 23-year-old Krome Detention Center detainee from El Salvador died late April at Kendall Regional Medical Center.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reported detaining Jose Lemus on April 25th on a 2011 deportation order and he died April 28th, according to El Nuevo Herald

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